I saw this film this weekend and was mesmerized! It was very well done and I absolutely loved the performances of both the main actors, but was especially taken by Tobias Menzies. Until I happened to find this on Netflix, I had never heard of this film. Too bad these types of films don't get widely distributed. This was a great movie and I am absolutely in love with Mr. Menzies.
shareMe too. I just saw this film online and fell in love not only with the show, but with both actors, especially Tobias. I never watched Rome, but now because of him I'm going to watch it online. I think he's a superb actor and I hope he gets lots more roles. I saw Atonement but don't remember him in it. I just read about it here, and they said it was a short line early in the film. I'm going to re-watch that if only to see the part with him in it, although I did love that movie as well, but I didn't know about him then. Superb. That's all I can say about him.
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In Atonement Tobias plays a naval officer at Dunkirk, the harsh one that threatens to leave Robbie ashore. Tobias has a bit trouble staying fully in the frame in closer shots because he is considerably taller than James :)
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It doesn't say anywhere what the movie is to which you're referring. I'd be interested to know.
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I think the OP means Forget Me Not, which is so far Tobias's only lead in a theatrical film (hopefully things are to change soon). It proves that he is first-rate leading man material as he carries a film he is in virtually every frame of. It is quite a hard hitting film, and the several light-hearted moments somewhat make you drop your guard for the punch in the guts towards the end.
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Thanks for the reply--I agree with you about FORGET ME NOT, which I had just watched last night, and which was the impetus that brought me to his page and this message board.
BELOW THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED SPOILER MATERIAL
It only occurs to me now that the tragic element revealed at the end relates to a situation in my family, with one of my sisters. She went through quite a few years of awful crap, one part of which was finding out about long-term affairs of her husband, and other devastating aspects about his personality and life, and had to rebuild a life as a single mother. (She almost had to pay him alimony, after being the main breadwinner for most of their marriage, and doing the lion's share of childcare and household work.) Eventually, she finally found a really good man; the two of them devoted themselves to each other, bought a house together, etc., and have had a good few years. He began acting a little strangely, then increasingly forgetting things, not being able to find words, and his behavior gradually was changing. Sure enough, it turns out he has some condition that causes the irreversible deterioration of his mind and mentality. It breaks my heart for both of them, and for all our families and their friends.
Multiplex: 100+ shows a day, NONE worth watching. John Sayles' latest: NO distribution. SAD.
Very sorry to hear about this. To me, a very hard moment in the film was the nursing home scene because I have recently lost my mother who suffered from both cancer and dementia and the idea of a young person having to face conditions similar to Alzheimer or dementia for the rest of his/her life made it all the more harrowing.
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