One of my favorite things in this series is when Serena, smart and ambitious as she is, has to reckon with the fact that she’s just a woman in a world run by men who make a living stepping on the necks of women. Subduing them, shaming them, controlling them, gaslighting them. She can’t have it both ways. And she has to live with the knowledge that she helped BUILD Gilead. And as long as she’s a woman, she’ll never be free. I love seeing her suffer with that increasing knowledge, because I hate her everliving guts.
This suffers from there being an unoriginal song every 20 seconds after the last. Song to Dialogue ratio is like 80/20
This is a really good looking movie. The details are amazing! However I seriously could not watch more than 20 minutes of this. The singing is almost NONSTOP. I don't mind some singing as long as there is more acting than singing. But in the little bit I watched, we were lucky to get maybe 5 minutes of dialogue before they would break out into song. If you love musicals, then this movie is for you. If you prefer plot and comedy, this movie is definitely no Shrek. It's a shame, because it really is beautifully rendered.
Not the masterpiece of 2001, but still one hell of a great story. I wish they would have made the two remaining books into movies.
20 years ago this would have been a straight to video release and not one of the good ones.
Better than the first two episodes, but the stuff outside of Gilead is not good - the writing is poor, and I don't think it works - so I'm glad there wasn't as much of it in this episode. Also, can't believe Commander Lawrence actually used the term 'toxic masculinity'. At times, it feels like this show is turning into a parody of itself. The quality of the show at this point is far far far removed from the stellar first two seasons. June's character especially has dropped quite a lot in terms of depth and quality. Elisabeth's Moss' performance as June in early seasons was magical and utterly captivating, but these last two seasons I've found her to be falling extremely flat and almost cringe-inducing at times - no fault of Elisabeth Moss' I'm sure, I think that's just the product of subpar writing for a show that should not have continued this long.
I think I'm being extremely generous when rating this a 7.
I think it was a missed opportunity to make Serena a handmaid after her baby is born. Instead of making her a spokesperson for giliad, they should have turned her to a handmaid for her husband's treachery. She can bear children so that would have been a great story twist and so satisfying.
June Osbourne learned new skill: teleport & GPS coordinates of Serena
I'll be having nightmares of all of these Elisabeth Moss close-ups tho
Every episode worse than the last.
22 distinct tight close ups of June staring into the camera though. So artsy!
You did something terrible that needed to be done. I understand what that costs.
May he rot in hell. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
Amen. :pray_tone2:
I only started watching Audrey's work yesterday, but the whole chain of movies and how different her characters are just show what a charming actor she is. Watching her change her expressions from prideful to one of sadness and realisation in one of the last scenes was great to watch. I thought that these older movies would have more cliche'd scenes in it but I liked how she only realised she liked him at the VERY end, and she was SO close to going to South America and being someone else. Obviously I hated the Mr Yunioshi stereotype, but what are you gonna do? It was the past, and they don't do it anymore.
Not everything was exactly like in the book, but I would say it was close enough. I found it interesting that they introduced a gay relationship between two of the characters, which might have been what Agatha Christie hinted at, but did not explicitly write.
Generally, I for once enjoyed this adaptation.
when it was first announced, i was firmly of the opinion that good omens didn't need a second season. now, having watched it, i still don't think good omens needed a second season.
How the mighty have fallen!! After a spectacular first season, the second looks like it was written as fan fiction.
Instead of focusing on the main story (Gabriel missing) and taking advantage of Jon Hamm’s comedic abilities, it kept bringing in new storylines and characters, only for all to be a MacGuffin! As someone else pointed out, this is a Hallmark movie!
I went for the laughs and left the movie theater with an existential crisis. I loved it <3
The movie starts off good enough, but then loses momentum in the middle hour before coming to a predictable and not that exciting end. Not too bad of a movie, but not that good either. 6/10
This is what happens when you outline a movie on notecards, and then decide to use that as the script.
Mads Mikkelsen and Evan Rachel Wood are too good for me and Charlie Countryman.
Great chick flick, fun and smart. I think the idea of the dream of your knight in shining armour is unrealistic.
Barney was the highlight of the movie. How he treated our girl decently even though he knew she worked a disreputable job.
And his delight every time he sees her thrive
Very enjoyable movie. Julia Roberts and Richard Gere are wonderful together.
Without a doubt the greatest chick flick ever made.
It's not that I hated this movie, it's just that I think you can only enjoy it if you haven't read Oscar Wild's masterpiece.
In my opinion even without knowing about the book it couldn't aspire to be anything more than an average production but, for someone who loves the original as much as I do, the movie falls short of expectations changing both important plot points and little details with no apparent reason and with no real consequence ... generally speaking it lacks the intense and frantic vibe you get from the book.
Easily the best adaptation of this popular Poirot mystery. Personally, I find the story to be rather far-fetched - even more so the actual murder - but this is certainly the strongest depiction of it. I think the much-lauded Albert Finney film is rather overacted (and Finney an unlikable Poirot) and the more recent Kenneth Branagh too "Hollywood".
Salma Hayek doesn't even need to speak when conveying how her character feels in this film. Her eyes say it all, and the film is all the more powerful because of her quiet expression. An intriguing study of people poles apart, and I'm guessing how you view this film depends on what side of the coin you're on. I'm with Beatriz.
Ah, yes, the true and tried method of staring into your potential offspring's eyes to determine paternity. Why do courts even bother with genetic tests?
This might be my favorite episode so far, I liked the country-wide search for Lucifer's potential daughter. And damn if I didn't think "what if she's Deckerstar's kid from the future" at the beginning of the episode . Looks like I might be right, although I have no idea how they're gonna explain time travel. Onto the next one!
The writers have done a fantastic job this season I feel. Another character from the previous seasons brought back, and I don't think their role is done yet.
Eve's role is still minimal, which I don't mind, because her acting ever since she got together with Maze has been only okay, but I really think Maze's character is not as well written this season. Maze has always been one of my favourites on the show, and I feel something missing from her character this season. Great going so far, though.
The last episode of season 5 would've been a really lame series finale, so I really hope they came up with something better this time around. This was an all right premiere, but nothing special. Maze and Eve working through their issues with a little bit of nudging from Linda was nice and their engagement brought a huge smile to my face. They look so damn good together too! I love them. Chloe and Lucifer continue to be adorable. The case wasn't super interesting, but the setting was kinda fun. And I'm really curious who's sitting on the throne of Hell. Could it be one of Lucifer or Maze's siblings?
