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But life isn't a Hollywood ending I'm afraid makdog65.
She was with Oliver at the time. He had major issues going on with alcohol, his mother dying and his father going to jail.
In one night Oliver learns, his wife cheated on him at his lowest ebb. She loved Henry over him. Would have left Oliver for Henry but Henry kicked her to the curb after his wife died. Oliver was her second choice. Had him work under Henry for 20 years knowing she cheated and bore the man's child. And oh yeah, not telling him that Hedvig wasn't his. Or telling Hedvig the truth.
We don't know if they ever tried for another child, but damn that's pretty tough to be fair. That you were sloppy seconds for her but she gradually grew to love him. I hated he hugged and said sorry to her at the end, ugh. She should be on her knees saying sorry to him.
I watched the film a few times now, I came out of the film more angry at Charlotte every time I watch it. I think she's up there with Christian as just nasty piece of work. Felt bad for both Hedvig and Oliver in this one. Hedvig didn't deserve it, she was just born into this mess.
Oliver learned in one night that his wife cheated on him when he was at his lowest ebb, was in love with Henry and would have left Oliver if Henry didn't dismiss her after his Wife's death, he was basically second choice for her, happily had Oliver work under the same man for near on 20 years and oh yeah finds out his beloved daughter Hedvig isn't his child but Henry. Also she never told Hedvig who her real father was. I know Christian gets it in the neck for what he did but damn Charlotte is up there for sheer scumbag behavior. She might have ended up loving him again but still come on anyone says no man would react the way Oliver did are lying. One thing about the ending that pissed me off was him saying sorry to her.
Everything Oliver loved and believed in was a lie. He was angry and hurt, Charlotte and Oliver's dad should have sat Hedvig down and told her the truth and to leave him be for a while. The fact they let her go out there and meet up with Oliver at his lowest point was unfair on both Oliver and Hedvig.
I've seen many case of men disowning children they thought were there's on the spot. Not every man will step up and take care of another man's child. Fact's are facts.
His wife left him. He blames his father for the death of his mother. Maybe Charlotte too as she was having an affair with him. He's got a alcohol problem. I don't think he knew about Hedvig being his half sister at the time.
Why didn't Charlotte just tell him the truth. Even if his father was in the jail and other issues in his life, Oliver deserved to know the truth that Hedvig wasn't his and that she was cheating on him. And that she only stayed with him cause Henry didn't want her after his wife's death. How cruel is that.
Also the fact they didn't have another child since then (Hedvig is 16 to 18 years old).
What Christian did was awful, but Charlotte wasn't much better for not telling the man she supposedly loves that his child isn't his and he was second best.
Almost Famous for example.
It's been done better for sure but I still loved it. But for me once the band get together and Daisy and Billy are on screen, it's where the show really shines. First two episodes aren't overly gripping and I do think things get rushed at the end. But it's got a lot of heart and really it's romance about people and music. It's not suppose to anything deeper then that. I would love a more serious series on the 70's rock scene with a band that doesn't involve romances and stuff.
But Riley Keough really knocks it out of the park in this.
I really loved it, it's got the same vibes as Almost Famous. It's not the greatest TV show ever but it's rating on IMDB (8.1) is about right.
The first two episodes before Daisy and the band meet up aren't the strongest. They aren't bad or anything but once Daisy and Billy meet up is where this show really takes off. Riley Keough and Sam Claflin are both great in this and have amazing chemistry, also liked Camilla Morrone as Camila. She's the heart of the show really. The music is great in it, from the soundtrack to the original songs.
I wasn't a big fan of episode 7 when Daisy goes to Greece and meets the guy who would become her husband. And it does feel rushed by the end and could have done with another episode.
They are all flawed characters and for large parts unlikeable. I've watched the show twice, and I would definitely buy it if Amazon decide to sell it on Blu Ray. Again it's flawed but it's still a really good show.
I could be a little confused on this one
Basically the film is a play being put on by actors. But it kind of turns into a snuff play when two of the main leads of the play played by Ralph Fiennes and Julia Ormond are killed for real.
Basically Fiennes Bishop Son is killed by the Ox which is pretty graphic and Ox is then killed itself. You also have a kid being ripped apart in the end.
But worst scene is Ormond actress being raped by over 200 men. You don't see anything maybe bar the first rape, but it's the screams and asking them to stop which doesn't stop for like 10 minutes which stays with you. Also the actress along with the character she plays in the play is a virgin.
That's as bad as it gets.
I think that's why some don't like it cause it's not a horror film. That's why it sticks out in the vampire genre as it's really a love story that has two vampires as the lovers. Like most Jarmusch films, it's very very slow.
I really like it, it's not top tier Jarmusch or anything. But Swinton and Hiddleston are a great leads and have great chemistry, even though Swinton is like 20 years older then him (she was 52 and Hiddleston 32 when this was made). But it never once came up as Swinton looks fantastic for her age. I love that Eve and Adam, never fall out or argue with one another. It's total love. Mia Wasikowska probably put in her best performance to date in this small role as Eve's vampire sister Ava. Great soundtrack too.
I don't think it's a Halloween film to be honest. It's a nice film to watch if you are just wanting a laid back film after watching all horror films.
Agreed 100% about Buckley's death, this film felt like it needed a happy ending with Catrin and Buckley getting together. I'm sure it what happens in the book. But it just didn't work in this film for me. Sure the film wasn't the sappy romance, the promotion went for to sell this film when it was in the cinema. But still.
But I still like the film, although it does fall apart for me once they move back to London to film onstage. The underrated Sam Claflin and Gemma Arterton have great chemistry and really make us care for both characters. Great support from the always great Bill Nighy, the late great Helen McCrory, Richard E Grant, Eddie Marsan and Rachael Stirling. This film should have been a lot better then it turned out.
But still give it a solid 6/10 and well worth a watch.
As a few have said she's still young, only 22. Although I don't agree she's the "greatest young actress of our time". What performances has she done that deserve that tag. I'm not feeling that one at all.
One thing she's lacking so far, She's yet to have her Easy A (Emma Stone), The Edge of Seventeen (Hailee Steinfeld) or Sixteen Candles (Molly Ringwald) break out star performance. A film and performance that is made for her that she has to carry. None of her films to date have really being a showcase for Sophia.
Only time will tell with Sophia. I be very interested in seen where her career goes. I'm not as convinced she be the big time success that some think she be. I would like to see her do more challenging roles though.
She's still got the Twilight rub and to be fair she has build up a rep as a good indie actress.
Unlike her Twilight co star Robert Pattinson, I don't think Kristen can do the mix of big blockbusters and indie/art house like he can. She still feels so out of place in bigger budget films.
Kristen in indie/art house films like Spencer, Personal Shopper, Still Alice, Love Lies Bleeding for example. They play to her strengths as a actress and in the end she ends up delivering a good performance.
I think she's a good actress if a director/writer play to her strengths.
Kaluuya for sure, he won a Oscar and has a few great films under his belt and is considered a great actor. I put him at the very top of the list.
Hoult, has kept up his great work since I did this thread. Is about to be in the new Superman film as Lex Luthor. I think he's turned more into a strong character actor then leading man imo.
Patel, has gone on to direct a great film with Monkey Man. And has done some good work since this thread. So maybe not a big time star but still churning out interesting work.
Jack O Connell is still doing well. Although feels like he's slipped into supporting actor roles then leading man ones. He did A few indie films in late 10's and early 20's that didn't do much and his hype died down a little. But has bounced back a little with Ferrari and Back to Black, and is about to be in 28 Years Later and the new Ryan Coogler film. He did do the excellent TV shows Godless and SAS Rogue Heroes and the underrated The North Water with Colin Farrell. His TV work in recent years keeps him high on the list.
Kaya Svodelario, deserves a mention too. She might not be have as many great films as others mentioned but she's done a lot of big franchises and B Movie type of films. Maybe not reached the levels in her career that many Skin fans expected from her (many thought she be the biggest star from the bunch) but still a successful run overall.
Honorable mentions
Freya Mavor, got to mention someone from the Third Generation. And although she's not a star she's the only one working constantly on decent sized productions on TV and Film.
Generation 2, Luka Pasqualino and Kathryn Prescott have knocked out decent TV careers.
Generation 1, Hannah Murray and Joe Dempsie, both ended up on GOT. But Murray hasn't done any work since 2020. Dempsie is still working hard on TV. Aimee-Ffion Edwards is probably one of dark horse success from the cast, she was on Peaky Blinders and Slow Horses. And is working Constantly and is in leading roles on TV.
Good list FilmBuff.
Definitely agree with the bottom two would also put The French Dispatch down there, haven't been a fan of Anderson's newer films. Feel very style over substance but you'll have people go to bat for those filsm. I really didn't like Asteroid City at all.
Top 5 for me would be The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore and The Royal Tenebaums. Fantastic Mr Fox and The Life Aquatic would finish it off. I think The life Aquatic is probably biggest switch I've had in recent times on Anderson films. I didn't like it for a good while but after a recent rewatch it's ended up as one of my favourites, go figure.
I've warmed to Darjeeling over the years and it would be in middle of the pack of his films.
Definitely shocked me cause the film was focused in on them for first 10 minutes or so. But the film won me over then that they went agaisnt type.
Nope not having that lol. Peaky Blinders is awesome.
Besides a Christmas tune or two, and a bit of snow. You wouldn't have thought it was a Christmas movie.
It's not a great film even for it's genre. 5.9 on IMDB is just about right. If it didn't have John Woo's name on it, the film would have probably gone straight to streaming and not got a sniff of a Cinema release.
It takes to mid point of the film until a sniff of action kicks in.And even then it's not going to compete with the likes of John Wick, The Raid, Nobody, Extraction films, The Equalizer when it comes to the action scenes. Plus you just shouldn't be spending 50 minutes of drama in action film. Joel Kinnaman does his best with the role. But Woo's peak has come and gone, check out Hard Boiled, Face/Off, Hard Target and The Killer to see him at his best.
I'd go 5/10, not woeful or anything just better action films out there.
You could have ended it with them walking out of the bathroom and them just walking off. But we always kind of end on those type of scenes in Coming of Age high school films. But I think the Chocolate milk scene was a nice touch as you don't usually see what happens next and I like after such a big event in their lives they are still nervous teenagers still trying to figure it out.
Definitely widely available and not that hard to get on DVD or Blu Ray if you are willing to pay a bit more then usual to get it or on streaming (probably cheapest way to watch it besides on YouTube).
Even though the "IT" films weren't masterpieces, she definitely stood out from younger cast. She's done a few meh films but I liked her in Uncle Frank and The Adults , she was a little underused in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and she was likeable in Dungeon and Dragons without really stealing the film.
She's yet to really have that breakout role. Where she puts in a top class performance. I like to see her take a challenging role or two and see how much depth she's got as a acting talent. She does remind me of a younger Amy Adams, in that she's likeable and has a nice screen presence, but she's yet to probably get the type of performances that Adams knocks out for fun. But she's still young so it might come further down the road.
Only really Tom Cruise and maybe Leo DiCaprio who's names are box office draws. I can't think of anyone else.
For Hunger Games and X Men films would be hits if she was in them or not. I firmly believe that. I look at her non franchise stuff to see if she's a box office draw.
Silver Linings Playbook was made for 21 million and did 236 million.
The House of the end of the street was made for 10 million and made 44 million.
American Hustle was made for 40 million and made 250 million.
Serena was made for 25 million and only made 5 million
Joy was made for 60 million and only made 101 million.
Passengers was made for 150 million and made 303 million.
Mother was made for 30 million and it did 44 million.
Red Sparrow was made for 66 million and made 151 million.
Causeway and Don't Look Up were streaming films.
No Hard Feelings was made for 44 million and made 87 million.
She's reliable without been spectacular is how I see it. The films were she's the main lead haven't done as well as say the films she's been in with a star studded cast. Look at example of David O Russell films she did, Silver Lining Playbook is just as much Bradley Cooper's film as it's hers and American Hustle is star studded. But Joy is her baby, and it didn't do anywhere as well as the other two.
That's kind of true, I haven't seen a film like this and based on the same premise that equals the quality of Big Chill after it. Although I do think John Sayles did a film before this based on same premise called Return of the Secaucus 7, made in 1979. It's a lower budget film and doesn't have the starry cast or soundtrack of Kasdan's film (only David Strathairn would be known from most unknown cast). But it's every bit as great as Big Chill. This is the premise ...
"Seven baby boomers with ties to the antiwar movement of the '60s get together for a weekend at the home of teachers Mike (Bruce MacDonald) and Katie (Maggie Renzi). What should be a peaceful reunion, however, is rife with drama. Longtime couple Jeff (Mark Arnott) and Maura (Karen Trott) are separating, speechwriter Irene (Jean Passanante) is self-conscious about her conservative boyfriend (Gordon Clapp), and Frances (Maggie Cousineau) has a flirtation with a local mechanic (David Strathairn)."
Another I like that isn't as good as Big Chill but well worth checking out is Kenneth Branagh called Peter's Friend's With Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Branagh and Hugh Laurie. It's basically the Big Chill but set in England.