Despite its faithfulness, the story is dull and dreary, and neither Stoppard, Wright, nor the actors change the fact. The one exception is Matthew Macfadyen, whose comical and lively performance is a breath of fresh air amongst the turgid, boring love affair being played out before our eyes.
Daniel Day-Lewis has once again created another legendary performance, embodying Lincoln with tremendous grace and tenderness. Day-Lewis intensely inhabits the character most impressively with his voice, rarely raised above a calm and collected tone. Though no recordings of Lincoln’s voice existed – having died a short time before Edison’s phonograph was invented – it feels safe to say that Day-Lewis nails it.
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Following in the steps of Inglourious Basterds, cinematic master Quentin Tarantino loudly returns with the revisionist Django Unchained.
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After appearing in Knocked Up, Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd reprise their characters Debbie and Pete in the “sort of” sequel This is 40,…
Psychologist Dr. Stanley Milgram carried out experiments at Yale University in the 1960s. These experiments tested the degree to which subjects would follow instructions…
Over ten years in the making, Ang Lee finally brings the big screen adaptation of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi. Pi (Suraj Sharma) is…
Grandparenting is a second chance at parenting, knowing the mistakes made the first time around. Well, that’s what sixty-something Diane Decker (Bette Midler) says…