Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I am biased, because much like Love, actually, I've grown up on this movie, and therefore am wired to love it.
Re-reading the book and then rewatching the movie was fun for a number of reasons, both in terms of what is the same and what is different. Overall, they're interesting to compare because in the simplest of ways you gain an understanding of what works in a book vs what works in a movie. While both are clearly somewhat…
This movie is in many ways quite simple. It plays like a Greek tragedy, showing the moral dilemma to the viewer early on, while most of the characters remain in the dark.
I found the performances very good. Especially Zoey Deutch, who despite her small role, fully delivers. Of course Nicholas Hoult, as Justin Kemo, did a wonderful job portraying his characters increasing distress (on a personal note, Hoult never acts with his mouth, which is always slightly open, as…