tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post4151453707631633474..comments2024-01-14T05:49:16.980+00:00Comments on reel world matters: LFF: Eastern PromisesMark Salisburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07552368976392500597noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post-49020402866009160522007-10-25T23:53:00.000+01:002007-10-25T23:53:00.000+01:00I agree entirely. I still very much like Dirty Pre...I agree entirely. I still very much like Dirty Pretty Things, but that whole spiel at the end... silly.Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968092979414616230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post-55311683068925065102007-10-25T17:33:00.000+01:002007-10-25T17:33:00.000+01:00The ending's definitely "easy". Then again, I felt...The ending's definitely "easy". Then again, I felt the same about the Steve Knight's last film, Dirty Pretty Things. I really liked it right up until the last scene in the car park with "we clean your toilets... etc" dialogue.Mark Salisburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552368976392500597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post-27596635820699251242007-10-25T13:50:00.000+01:002007-10-25T13:50:00.000+01:00Alright, saw this today.I actually quite enjoyed t...Alright, saw this today.<BR/><BR/>I actually quite enjoyed the film overall. I would agree, however, that there were numerous script-level problems, mostly concerning the integration of Naomi Watts' Anna to the world of the film. Most of her scenes (and especially the ones concerning only her and her family) felt part of another movie, and it's no wonder Cronenberg seems more interested in the world of Nikolai and Kirill. Which was a shame, as Watts gave a fine performance, but for me Anna never really seemed to cross the line I felt she needed to in order to genuninely seem as neck-deep in the proceedings as she should have. The ending was something of a letdown also; not terrible, mind, but a bit too easy, maybe?<BR/><BR/>Having said all that, I did still thing it was pretty solid. Not brilliant, but good. But, save for a few scenes, it never really felt like a Cronenberg and, as previously mentioned, the old Cronenberg is something I miss too.Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968092979414616230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post-63237680300069948692007-10-23T15:37:00.000+01:002007-10-23T15:37:00.000+01:00Let me know what you think...Let me know what you think...Mark Salisburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552368976392500597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013087903546244515.post-82785690077598414152007-10-23T09:23:00.000+01:002007-10-23T09:23:00.000+01:00This is released in my corner of the world this Th...This is released in my corner of the world this Thursday... I have a few rostered days off stored up at work, so I've taken the day off to go check it out as I'm a big Cronenberg fan. Fingers crossed I'll enjoy it. I got very much into A History of Violence, but I too miss the corporeal, oozing Cronenberg of yore.Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968092979414616230noreply@blogger.com