Rewatched with a live orchestra tonight - I love this movie so much.
It is sweet in all the right places, funny in a unique and idiosyncratic way in others, and messily touching and sincere in the rest.
Sam smiling after his airport chase scene lights up my heart. It concludes the movie on a beautiful note despite the decidedly less happy storylines of Sarah, Karen and Mark, which I find admirably interesting for their exploration of love in different…
I enjoyed it even more than the stage show!
Cynthia Erivo is truly, truly excellent - as are Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
Erivo is achingly sincere and sympathetic as Elphaba, a softened version of her pricklier stage show character, and the compassion evoked by her performance is complimented by the extended time spent on several important moments; for instance, the theatrical comedy of her solo dance is transformed here into a heart-wrenching manifestation of agonising defiance, pity, crumbling resolve,…
Oh Jesus CHRIST. Fuck me.
A good horror that scares the shit out of you is hard to come by but this one did a number on me.
Riley acting as Mia’s mum is maybe the most haunting thing I’ve ever seen. The horrible rendering of the possessed face morphed into gentle, loving tenderness… just ewwarrghh.
The unbearable tension of staring directly into the deceased face of Mia’s mum too, dear Lord. Has a movie shot ever screamed “I wanna…
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Thank the Lord, I loved it!
This was written with sensitivity and deftly navigated through the characteristic quirky humour of the Guardians franchise and the deeply sad struggle of the characters (embodied most literally in Rocket, the backstory of whom is the film’s central preoccupation) to accept who they are, not just in their found family, but apart from it. The character dynamics explore how unique and realised each of these characters are while uniting them in a quest to…
