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Post by mhynson27 on Jan 4, 2024 23:46:36 GMT
Yep, I have Portman/Stone in Lead, and Melton/Moore/Colman/Weisz in Supporting.
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Post by TylerDeneuve on Jan 8, 2024 15:52:24 GMT
How handsome does Charles Melton look?. His beauty is other-worldly to me - so Classic Hollywood. And boys who love their moms are always the sweetest.
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Post by DanQuixote on Jan 11, 2024 0:42:08 GMT
After watching it, I thought Portman was the sole lead. The more I think about it, the more I think Melton is a lead too. I still think Moore is Supporting. Are there any scenes just from her perspective? Maybe the gun scene?
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Post by countjohn on Jan 18, 2024 4:13:09 GMT
Rewatched this tonight and it definitely did feel more like a comedy on the second viewing. How seriously Portman takes everything becomes so silly with the knowledge that she's just doing a crappy Lifetime movie. It felt like something that was more designed for the second viewing, lots of subtext becomes more apparent when you know what's going to happen. Which is nice today when everything is usually so banal and one dimensional these days, even the "good" Oscar movies.
I still think she overdid it a little but that does make me go a bit easier on Moore here. Her performance plays better if you view it as a satiric melodrama.
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Post by Pavan on Feb 20, 2024 19:15:07 GMT
A unusual and complex movie that i felt wasn't fully realized to its full potential. Cast totally delivered though with Portman bringing out some of her best work. The film worked better for me when it was acting as a psychological drama but not so much when it stepped into its trashier side.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 4, 2024 2:21:05 GMT
Remember when camp was fun and wasn't undercut by "serious" attempts at drama? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
The main problem is that Haynes treats it all so solemnly that the dryness overpowers the humor. The dramatic bullshit further causes a divide between this movie and anything that could ever be considered enjoyable. Melton is a joke, Moore is a joke, Portman is doing Portman and she's fine at it.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 16, 2024 21:02:04 GMT
one of those movies that gets even better on rewatch. Definitely one of my favs of 2023. Portman's pretentiousness is truly hysterically funny, especially with how Haynes directs everything around her and pairs it with that music. Love every second of this, and I've come around on Melton's acting too. He's weak in 1-2 scenes where he overdoes the nervousness/stuttering, but elsewhere his simplicity plays well into the character. The idea of this guy still basically being a kid while having to worry about the safety of his own kids is such a stomach-churning mindfuck, but I still think Haynes adeptly balances the ick factor with the satire and Melton gets some truly heartbreaking moments.
the only thing I don't like: not enough Cory Michael Smith. By a long shot. Need five more minutes with this guy at least
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