I just watched that too. I wasn't impressed, honestly. The movie is paced really strangely and feels more like a highlights reel than a cohesive film - it hit all the obligatory biopic notes and most of the obligatory Britain-in-WWII notes, but the framing device was muddled and awkward. The performances are strong mostly because everyone is playing to type. (There's Benedict Cumberbatch as a borderline autistic smart guy who solves puzzles! There's Charles Dance as the guy in charge of a powerful army who talks down to everyone! There's that guy from Downton Abbey as the guy people feel they can tell secrets to but is politically a little farther left than is socially acceptable at the time! And Keira Knightly, as the girl!)
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Jessica - Dec 28, 2014 6:30:42 pm PST #28172 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
quester - Dec 28, 2014 6:52:16 pm PST #28173 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
And Keira Knightly, as the girl!
The brilliant girl.
Sue - Dec 29, 2014 4:30:37 am PST #28174 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I liked The Imitation Game, but did not love it. I feel like it would have been a better movie without the framing device and flashbacks. Those flashbacks were totally unncessary, right?? All I thought about during then was how impractical it was to have young boys in white pants. I am amazed that was such a hot property unproduced script. I can see how the story would be hot, but that script? Meh.
quester - Dec 29, 2014 4:20:03 pm PST #28175 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Maybe my reality-based drama metric is off kilter. I've been limiting myself to genre shows and movies for a couple of months due to my total disenchantment with reality.
Sue - Dec 29, 2014 6:21:34 pm PST #28176 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I think my expectations were high, and was bound to be disappointed.
Sue - Dec 29, 2014 6:23:56 pm PST #28177 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Which isn't to say, I didn't enjoy most of it. I would have been happy to watch a film that was set in the WWII era.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 30, 2014 7:26:57 pm PST #28178 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I ran across a really hilarious action sequence from the Indian movie Singham today: [link]
Polter-Cow - Dec 30, 2014 7:55:15 pm PST #28179 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Capsule movie reviews for Man on Fire, Locke, Better Luck Tomorrow, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Frailty, The Raid 2, Godzilla, The Fault in Our Stars, The Wolf of Wall Street, Jurassic Park III, In the Loop, Bride and Prejudice, Wall Street, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Consuela - Dec 30, 2014 8:05:15 pm PST #28180 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, man, this is awesome. I thought it was for real at first: [link]
Polter-Cow - Dec 30, 2014 10:37:02 pm PST #28181 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay that was pretty great.