I think the movie is good. I love the story, the way it is presented by a young girl living in modern world. And the stories are connected in certain way. The characters are attractive. The acting is very convincing and powerful. Every scenes are beautiful. Many beautiful clothes, lovely style, amazing props...... I am just addicted into the world in this period.
People hate it simply because of the director, aren't they?
You summed it up perfectly. I'm with you, this movie was beautiful on every level.
shareUnfortunately its probably because Madonna's name is attached. The film is good and hopefully in time it will gain a cult following
Some girls make a scene
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The first time I saw it I really didn't like it, but it grew on me and I think it will continue to grow on me. I LOVE the woman playing Wallis, she's great. I could have done with a little less 1998 and more of David and Wallis. Some of the camera work made me feel like I was watching a music video. I'm sticking with the 5 rating I gave it for now. That's middle of the road, it wasn't great but it didn't suck.
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
YESSSSSSS, some parts feel like a music video to me too :-P
shareI didn't like it either, but it still hasn't grown on me. The1998 part totally irritated then and still does, only more. It comes off as a wish-fulfillment fan-fic fantasy. The dialogue is so poorly written, and the characters are so predictable. I'm left feeling completely uninterested in knowing anything more about them.
shareIt got low ratings because the dual storyline detracted from the movie. No one cares about the Abby Cornish character and she took up too much screen time.
Madonna blatantly ripped off Wong Kar Wai's style, music, vision from "in the mood for love" during the Hotel Suite scene. The way Abby walked up the stairs, the camera pans and music was such a cheap copy.
Pretty ghastly.
I LOVED "In the Mood for Love" and I love W./E. too :-)
shareIt deserved to 6.8. So unfair for this film
Run!Bitch!Run!
Just finished watching W.E. and, I must say, I am very pleasantly surprised. A little long, but the acting, the fashion, the scenery and the story are all very well done. I was reluctant to view it as I am definitely NOT a Madonna fan, but kudos to her for this movie. I give it a 7.
shareI watched it a couple of times and I absolutely loved it.
The actors were brilliant, both storylines were entwined with each other very welll (I loved the fact that Wally imagined Wallis' life by visiting the exhibiton and auction, looking at certain possessions).
My mother is a big fan of the life of Wallis and Edward and she liked this movie a lot.
I totally agree with you... every scene was shockingly beautiful, i guess the low-rating thing, is because of Madonna, maybe the haters, or people who expected something different from the movie. both ways, it's very wrong, and very underestimating. I'm not a fan of Madonna, but i adored the movie...
shareNo, it’s because the film has zero substance. The story is lacking in every way. All the film has going for it is being pretty to look at. And even then, it falls short on some levels. The actor playing the love interest wasn’t nearly handsome enough, and Abby Cornish looked so freakish in many scenes. She needed to drop 10 pounds at least to meet the aesthetics of the film.
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