Tsui Hark's historical romance and comedy is solid crowd pleasing fun, and only exceptionally broad if you haven't seen any Hong Kong comedies of the age. It particularly relies on the charm of its female leads and hokey plot, though it always looks lovely
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I'm Still Here 2024
I hadn't picked up in advance that this was based on a memoir, so was intrigued by the amount of extraneous detail fleshing the film out. It also made the title seem odd - particularly when we discover about halfway through that the person who has disappeared is dead (metaphorically they linger throughout the film of course). The memoir was from Marcello Paiva, and I understand centres much more on his relationship with his mother Eunice, and dealing with the…
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Carol 2015
Sheer cinematic perfection, I am not sure I have seen the full flush of romance depicted quite this well: the nervousness of entry, that joy and edge of being in the partnership, and the stomach-churning horror of a break-up. Its all here and its all shot and dressed up it a swoonsome package. And the ending surprised me (and was well earned and made me cry).
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Florence Foster Jenkins 2016
Its all about ethics in music journalism.
A strange, low stakes movie which bubbles along with jolly bonhomie whilst the elephant in the room (Florence's singing voice) gets showcased to laughing at hilarity. Like Hugh Grant's husband, the film tries to have its cake and eat it, laughing at Florence whilst also sharing her passion for music. It also manages pathos with hints of a less than happy past. It does all crumble to dust in the final reel, though…
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