Also Opening This Week. . .
Two more films in limited release this weekend that I both saw at the Toronto Film Festival.
The first is Lars and the Real Girl, with actor Ryan Gosling playing a rather disturbed and lonely young man that ends up falling in love with a dummy, which he names Bianca. A cast that includes Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson adds to this very sweet and effective off-kilter romance film. I gave the film ***1/2 out of ****, and the full review can be found by clicking right HERE!
Lars and the Real Girl is opening at the Angelika Film Center, and the Paris.
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The other film is Sleuth, with Michael Caine and Jude Law. Caine plays an aging mystery writer living in a country estate, whose wife is having a known affair with Law, an amateur actor. The two spend the whole film-about 85 minutes-playing mind games with one another, leading to a rather anticlimatic ending. I liked the film to an extent-the acting is very good and the direction is lively-but the script lacks any real surprises or empathy. The original from 1972-also starring Caine-is much better in every way. I rated the film a **1/2 of ****, and the full review can be found by clicking the link HERE!
Sleuth is opening at the Landmark Sunshine Cinemas and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
The first is Lars and the Real Girl, with actor Ryan Gosling playing a rather disturbed and lonely young man that ends up falling in love with a dummy, which he names Bianca. A cast that includes Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson adds to this very sweet and effective off-kilter romance film. I gave the film ***1/2 out of ****, and the full review can be found by clicking right HERE!
Lars and the Real Girl is opening at the Angelika Film Center, and the Paris.
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The other film is Sleuth, with Michael Caine and Jude Law. Caine plays an aging mystery writer living in a country estate, whose wife is having a known affair with Law, an amateur actor. The two spend the whole film-about 85 minutes-playing mind games with one another, leading to a rather anticlimatic ending. I liked the film to an extent-the acting is very good and the direction is lively-but the script lacks any real surprises or empathy. The original from 1972-also starring Caine-is much better in every way. I rated the film a **1/2 of ****, and the full review can be found by clicking the link HERE!
Sleuth is opening at the Landmark Sunshine Cinemas and the Lincoln Plaza Cinemas.
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