Richard Dreyfuss' overacting mug appears. Dreyfuss? Great. This guy couldn't find a good script it if was tattooed on the inside of his eyelids.
Still, Dreyfuss early career is nothing to sneeze at and he surprised me in What About Bob? and his snarling performance in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
Then comes Susan Sarandon.
That's it! I'm tapping out. As far as I'm concerned, her presence in a production automatically reduces the product to being nothing less than sanctimonious, leftist, social engineering pap. The woman has become my cinematic kryptonite.
And I really wanted to go into this one wanting to like it, dang.
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Screenwriter: Tim Blake Nelson
Director: Tim Blake Nelson (O)
Actors: Edward Norton (American History X), Tim Blake Nelson (O'Brother Where Art Thou?), Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking), Keri Russell (We Were Soldiers) and Richard Dreyfuss (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead)
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Labels: Edward Norton, film, Keri Russell, movie trailer, Richard Dreyfus, Susan Sarandon, Tim Blake Nelson
posted by Michelle Obama's Left Nut at 6:00 PM
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If it is your kind of thing, yes.
This adaptation of Tom Stoppard's classic stage play, directed by Stoppard himself, has some moments of promise and genuine humor. For the most part, the pacing is lethargic which seriously cuts into the film's ability to gain steam. Overall, Stoppard gives a stuttering and distant production.
If you have no idea who Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are, the film will be even more useless. For those familiar with Hamlet, the film will make sense, but will probably only mildly entertain.
The troubles with the production are not the fault of the cast however. Gary Oldman (Rosencrantz) and Tim Roth (Guildenstern) mix well on screen. Oldman is particularly fun as the bumbling doofus against Roth's straight man. Even Richard Dreyfuss gives a notable performance as the snarling, devilish Player - the lead of a traveling theater troupe.
The bottom line is that if you're familiar with the play or this seems like it may be up your alley, it is probably worth tracking down. If you've gotten this far in my review and have no idea what the heck I'm blathering about, you can skip it.
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Labels: film, Gary Oldman, Iain Glen, movie review, Richard Dreyfus, Tim Roth
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Screenwriters: Mike Reiss (The Simpsons Movie)
Director: Donald Petrie (Welcome to Mooseport)
Actors: Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Richard Dreyfus (What About Bob?) and Rachel Dratch
Labels: film, movie trailer, Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfus
posted by Michelle Obama's Left Nut at 12:00 PM
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