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Post by alexanderblanchett on Aug 15, 2018 22:11:36 GMT
A fine follow up for James Marsh after his Oscar nominated "The Theory of Everything" This film is about a amateur sailor who hits the sea because he takes part in a competition to become the fast sailor to cross the sea on a boat ... If you expect a survival drama a la "All is Lost" you will be mistaken. Sure the film is also about survival.... physically but also mentally because it challenges its protagonist with a lot of moralic questions and situations. In fact the protagonist does it himself. The film is about overcoming your mistakes and if you are able to face them or not. Colin Firth is really good in the leading role and his casting was quite inspired. He gives one of his very best post Oscar performances. I also love how he developed. A truly interesting character for a great actor. Rachel Weisz was also fine, but often the material she was given to, did not justify her great talent. It was a rather seconary role that at least allowed her to show off at the end. The film had many nice shots, a really great score by late Johan Johannsson who delivered one of his last scores to that film. A great and rather unexpected ending (if you dont know the true story). Highly recommended to those who enjoy good acting cinema.
CURRENT nominations for:
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Rachel Weisz Best Original Screenplay Best Score
Rating: 8/10
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Post by stephen on Aug 16, 2018 1:35:05 GMT
I actually found it rather lacking. Firth and Weisz have solid enough chemistry but the bulk of the film just feels as aimless and drifting as Crowhurst himself wound up, and the film merely hints at what was going on in Crowhurst's head, and far too late into the movie's runtime for that. It doesn't surprise me that James Marsh made this, as The Theory of Everything was so goddamn boilerplate and surface-level that it barely sketched believable characters, and The Mercy is more or less the same (although without the dire screenplay angle from the earlier film). I wanted to like it, and there were things about it that were good (Johansson's score, Weisz's confrontation with the press), but on the whole it was a film that went absolutely nowhere and felt without purpose.
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Post by cheesecake on Aug 16, 2018 22:44:25 GMT
One of the most forgettable films of the year, unfortunately.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 18, 2018 7:24:02 GMT
All the ingredients for a brilliant movie, but kind of falls short . Colin Firth + Rachel Weisz gave good and moving performances but the movie itself was quite tedious . The documentary DEEP WATER (2006) is so muuuuuuuuuuuch better !
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