I never thought it was supposed to be a comedy. Maybe I missed the same marketing materials that you saw, Magilla. I did laugh (more than just at the play) but overall this material is dramatic, and though it may be handled with a light touch, that does not make it a comedy in essence.Big Magilla wrote:I have nothing against films about dysfunctional families in general, just dreary ones that pass themselves off as comedies. The kids' Christmas play was the only thing I laughed at in the whole damn movie.
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The Purple Rose of Cairo - 6/10
It's an interesting premise, entertaining enough, but the best scenes take place in the theater. The dialogue is surprisingly weak and repetitive for Woody Allen, too. Jeff Daniels was pretty good in his two roles.
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It's an interesting premise, entertaining enough, but the best scenes take place in the theater. The dialogue is surprisingly weak and repetitive for Woody Allen, too. Jeff Daniels was pretty good in his two roles.
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Only the one on this board.Eric wrote:Magilla, were you in a dysfunctional family perhaps? I'm sensing a theme.
I have nothing against films about dysfunctional families in general, just dreary ones that pass themselves off as comedies. The kids' Christmas play was the only thing I laughed at in the whole damn movie.
Not excruciating to watch like Rachel Getting Married, but not something I'd care to sit through again any time soon.
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A Christmas Tale (Arnaud Despelchen) 2008 6/10
Acting and production values are good but this is ultimately just another dreary tale of a dysfunctional family, somehow erroneously classified as a comedy. It evolves around the need of a woman for a bone marrow transplant. The woman, played by Catherine Deneuve, is not particularly pleasant or nice. She claims to hate her black sheep middle son (Mathieu Almalric) and not know her emotionally disturbed grandson (Emile Berling), the only two family members who are compatible, as she smokes and smokes and smokes while trying to choose between the two or even undergo the transplant at all.
Last year's other two high profile French imports, Tell No One and Ive Loved You So Long were far more satisfying IMO.
Acting and production values are good but this is ultimately just another dreary tale of a dysfunctional family, somehow erroneously classified as a comedy. It evolves around the need of a woman for a bone marrow transplant. The woman, played by Catherine Deneuve, is not particularly pleasant or nice. She claims to hate her black sheep middle son (Mathieu Almalric) and not know her emotionally disturbed grandson (Emile Berling), the only two family members who are compatible, as she smokes and smokes and smokes while trying to choose between the two or even undergo the transplant at all.
Last year's other two high profile French imports, Tell No One and Ive Loved You So Long were far more satisfying IMO.
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Chicago Overcoat (dir. Brian Caunter) - current cut 0/10. Previous cut 2.5/10
My writing partner and I were given two weeks to rewrite this copycat of The Departed, Casino, and Heat, and we learned some valuable lessons in writing dialogue that risks being not entirely literal. This movie is an incoherent disaster that some people have liked previous cuts of more than myself. The new cut will never sell and should never sell.
My writing partner and I were given two weeks to rewrite this copycat of The Departed, Casino, and Heat, and we learned some valuable lessons in writing dialogue that risks being not entirely literal. This movie is an incoherent disaster that some people have liked previous cuts of more than myself. The new cut will never sell and should never sell.
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