The Interpreter
:: Kidman uses her accent..sorta
I liked this movie. I've been wanting to see it since I saw previews for it..looked like a decent thriller, I love Sean Penn, and Nicole Kidman with an accent can't hurt either.
The theater was pretty much empty, only 4 other people were there.
Man, Kidman is really pale, and wow, her eyes are really blue. Pollack used lots of close-up shots of Kidmans face. I don't know if that was an attempt to build suspense and emotion for the character, or just taking advantage of having her in the film. I got annoyed a few times with the way the scenes always had Kidmans hair mysteriously covering her right eye.. it was done symbolically, but it got annoying. I just wanted her to brush the hair away from her eye a few times.
Sean Penn was good. Not as good as Mystic River, but good. I am loving the aged Sean Penn. I've been digging on him and his abilities since that British movie he did that I cant remember the title of with Kristen Scott-Thomas. I was happy to see Catherine Keener on the silver screen..she doesn't get enough attention in Hollywood in my opinion.
More about the movie. It dragged a little bit for about 20-minutes in the middle but it wasn't so boring that one wasn't paying attention anymore. so basically this character, Silvia Broome is like, part African since she was raised there..she's got a bit of a history but believes in peace now. I dont want to spoil it. What can I say, the film had a 2 good suspense moments, the rest played like a decent tv movie. There was no explosive chemisty between Penn and Kidman, and it wasnt necessary. Finally a film where theres no insipid love story forced into the film to make the audience happy or just to be able to throw a love scene in there. The love stories in this film are in the past and these characters are too vulnerable and raw to fall in love with each other at this point.
Favorite exchange from the film:
Him: How do you feel about it now?
Her: Disappointed.
Him: Disappointed? That's a lover's word.
I give it 3 -1/2 stars out of 5.
Next time let's keep the bangs out of her eyes.
~*rock out.
I liked this movie. I've been wanting to see it since I saw previews for it..looked like a decent thriller, I love Sean Penn, and Nicole Kidman with an accent can't hurt either.
The theater was pretty much empty, only 4 other people were there.
Man, Kidman is really pale, and wow, her eyes are really blue. Pollack used lots of close-up shots of Kidmans face. I don't know if that was an attempt to build suspense and emotion for the character, or just taking advantage of having her in the film. I got annoyed a few times with the way the scenes always had Kidmans hair mysteriously covering her right eye.. it was done symbolically, but it got annoying. I just wanted her to brush the hair away from her eye a few times.
Sean Penn was good. Not as good as Mystic River, but good. I am loving the aged Sean Penn. I've been digging on him and his abilities since that British movie he did that I cant remember the title of with Kristen Scott-Thomas. I was happy to see Catherine Keener on the silver screen..she doesn't get enough attention in Hollywood in my opinion.
More about the movie. It dragged a little bit for about 20-minutes in the middle but it wasn't so boring that one wasn't paying attention anymore. so basically this character, Silvia Broome is like, part African since she was raised there..she's got a bit of a history but believes in peace now. I dont want to spoil it. What can I say, the film had a 2 good suspense moments, the rest played like a decent tv movie. There was no explosive chemisty between Penn and Kidman, and it wasnt necessary. Finally a film where theres no insipid love story forced into the film to make the audience happy or just to be able to throw a love scene in there. The love stories in this film are in the past and these characters are too vulnerable and raw to fall in love with each other at this point.
Favorite exchange from the film:
Him: How do you feel about it now?
Her: Disappointed.
Him: Disappointed? That's a lover's word.
I give it 3 -1/2 stars out of 5.
Next time let's keep the bangs out of her eyes.
~*rock out.
posted by Cold Rabbit at 10:24 PM
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