Scott Lawlor-Godfrey

Scott Lawlor-Godfrey

Favorite films

  • The Hours
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Cabaret
  • Ordinary People

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  • Snow White

    ★★★½

  • Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson

    ★½

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★

  • Restless

    ★★★★

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  • Snow White

    Snow White

    ★★★½

    Certainly no where near as bad as the anti-‘woke’ brigade would have you believe. Rachel Zegler is a beautiful performer; stunning voice and a very intuitive and engaging actor. The film is well shot and the plot has been reinterpreted with a more modern sensibility that works very nicely. 

    Slowed down by forgettable new songs and the film would have moved along much more effectively without them - they weren’t needed to move the mostly well written script along. I…

  • Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson

    Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson

    ★½

    From a filmmaking point of view; it adds nothing more of substance from the first documentary and seems to rely on dramatic music and cryptic comments to get its point across. The first instalment, whether you believed it or not, had the content there - this instalment did not.

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  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    ★★★★

    A thought provoking, cautionary tale. Exceptional acting across the board with innovative filmmaking. Episode Two was not up to par with the rest of the series and massively slowed momentum down. I do think it could have been stronger as a three act film than a miniseries.

  • Restless

    Restless

    ★★★★

    Anxiety inducing, well acted and directed thriller. Very simple premise but effective. Could have done with ending a scene earlier.