Wendy and I are watching it right now. A couple of observations:
1 - Albert Finney deserved a nomination for either Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor. Probably the latter.
2 - The young mother and the older mother look amazingly like each other.
3 - Danny DeVito is a kick. The more I see him, the more I like him.
4 - The Mom's original fiance is Roy from The Office
5 - Ewan McGregor is a great actor.
6 - Writing makes the movie. But this movie has so much more. Great writing, acting (see number 1 above), lighting, cinematography
7 - This film reminds me of O Brother Where Art Thou. It almost seems like this should have been made by the Coen Brothers.
8 - The girl who plays the french wife to Albert Finney's son is very charming.
9 - Steve Buscemi can be very funny. Kind of like John Turturro.
10 - Great Soundtrack.
2 comments:
I agree on all points. Speaking of liking Danny DeVito, he's great in Rainmaker. If you haven't seen that in a while, it's worth a rewatch. I think Big Fish is Tim Burton's best. Like you say--not only great acting and writing, but great cinematography. I really thought Ewan McGreggor could have one an award for this one as well--I thought he was fantastic. So was everyone else. Anyhow, I'll have to watch it again. Great flick.
Several more great flicks that I rewatched recently -
The Legend of Bagger Vance and
Enemy of the State (on TV so it is edited)....Gene Hackman is one of the truly great actors. The guy is so versatile and he has chosen very few stinkers!
MOM
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