Was more charmed by this than I thought I’d be. It is an incredibly cheesy, paint-by-the-numbers biopic. I’m Not There is one of my favorite movies, and this is about as far from that as you can be. But what can I say? I’m just as susceptible as anyone to good music, good acting, and ham-fisted Hollywood story-telling. If nothing else, it was worth it for Edward Norton’s adorable little Pete Seeger voice.
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In a Lonely Place 1950
I really generally try to judge adaptations on their own merits, and this is perfectly cast and well directed, but my god. This screenplay is the biggest dump on a really amazing book. It was borderline unwatchable at times. Everything interesting about the book is completely gone. The intelligence and agency of the female characters is removed. The nuanced and important examinations of male insecurity, class, love, obsession, solipsism, loneliness, and how these things coalesce to create violent misogyny, all…
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