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Anyone who can direct Kirsten Dunst to be watchable

posted 13 years ago by greenbanzanas
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Anyone who can direct Kirsten Dunst into being watchable deserves high praise, and I believe Mr. Jarecki did that for at least 20 minutes, perhaps even 25 minutes, so he's to be applauded. Moreover, the minute Ms. Dunst disappears from the picture, the movie picks up, even if nothing can save this atrociously vacuous adoration of the idle rich.

By the way, who was as offended as I when Ms. Dunst told Ryan Gosling that there might be something wrong with him because he said he didn't want children.

Frankly, the best part of the movie was the voice over of Dick DeGuerin (sp.?). The movie itself needed a script or a plot--i.e. something more than a sympathetic tale about the vile rich and their covered-up crimes--did you like the smearing of Moynihan, who I'm almost certain deserved it? Sorry, tales about the rich are boring and non-starters, sort of like the King's Speech--another vacuous puff-piece to tell us that the King of England is a regular joe, or that we should sympathize with him because he stutters. Oooohhhhh mmmmmmyyyy.

[–] mark-4825 13 years ago

" who was as offended as I when Ms. Dunst told Ryan Gosling that there might be something wrong with him because he said he didn't want children."

"Ms. Dunst told Ryan Gosling...?" LOL I am only "offended" by people unable to distinguish between the actors and the characters they play.

Especially when they completely misunderstand the scene. She wasn't "telling" him anything of the sort. She was asking him if there was some physical reason he couldn't have children. Duh.

[–] tallard 11 years ago

Not "wanting" offspring is about the least appealing character trait in the world (religion oblige), worst even than being atheist. So it's pretty safe to assume that a loved-one who said they "could" not have children, would refer to a biological/medical problem of infertility, not a conscious desire. Her question was totally appropriate, except that of course, one should generally discuss breeding choices BEFORE getting hitched!

***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**