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Very enjoyable!

posted 15 years ago by jackboot
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I hadn't known anything about this film, I just picked it up because it had James Mason and Helen Mirren. I didn't know anything at all about the story, or the content.

It started slow and had that very unappealing (to me, anyway) kind of 60s schlock feel to it at first, but once things settled down on Dunk Isle. and we got to know everyone, I found myself very much drawn in. And THEN Helen Mirren loses her clothes!

Anyway, it was very good - James Mason gave another very solid performance, Helen Mirren was very interesting, in addition to presenting quite a captivating image to behold, and Jack MacGowran was very funny!

Neither a heavy nor a deep story, but a pleasant and nicely drawn sketch that ends well. Dated touches, such as the music, were not too hard to take (although the song at the end credits was really bad!)

[–] Big G-2 15 years ago

And THEN Helen Mirren loses her clothes!

And because of that, it should be deemed one of the greatest movies of all time!

Very much agree on your synopsis - the good points as well as the not so good points. For me, it was the two leads (Mason and Helen Mirren), that elevated the movie (and beautiful scenery as well).

[–] Errington_92 12 years ago

Age of Consent was very enjoyable for the main story arc between Bradley and Cora along with her nude scenes. Though some of the comical sequences felt rather out of place.

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".

[–] Woodyanders 8 years ago

I liked how Cora enabled Bradley to regain his passion for painting.

I've been chasing grace/ But grace ain't easy to find

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Extremely late to this thread, but after luckily landing on this old film, it had to be said:

what a nice surprise to see a hot voluptuous young Hellen Mirren… bravo!