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I remember it & watched it again just a few months ago. It's still a fine, heartbreaking film, too. Though I agree that it was a great year for fantastic performances; I wish they could have given out more than just one Best Actor award that year.
Definitely with you on Holiday, in particular!
She's one of the delights of the film! Every scene she's in has juice & energy & just screams "movie star" to the audience. And she brings an earthy, overwrought balance to the overly earnest scenes with Moses. A truly fun performance from beginning to end.
Fair enough. But for me, the most interesting part was the notion of a world without the Beatles & their effect upon the world. And there's the humor of a so-so songwriter who's never had any real success suddenly becoming a music superstar by "writing" the Beatles' songs … until his conscience begins to nag at him. And there's an especially poignant little scene toward the end, at a cottage by the sea, that reminds us of what has been lost in our own real world.
It's fairly straightforward, once it establishes its premise. But some of the ramifications don't bear thinking about too much. Just keep in mind that it's more of a romance, both for the protagonist & his leading lady, and for the Beatles themselves—not a hard science-fiction alternate reality story. It's meant to be fun, and to remind viewers of just how wonderful the music of the Beatles was & always will be to so many people.
Another wonderful voice from my youth gone ...
A fine, insightful analysis, telegonus! The best from the B&W era is superlative work that more than stands the test of time, to my mind. I'm not sure that the best of it has ever been matched, either (a sweeping generalization, of course, but not entirely overblown).
My apologies. You must be too young and/or unfamiliar with the classic movie musical Oklahoma. "Surrey..." is one of its best-known songs.
I also like him in Ministry of Fear & The Uninvited.
I agree. And the OP should also know that it's "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", not Siri.
Yes, the original vision didn't pretend there wasn't any tragedy or sorrow in the future, but it did offer hope for & belief in a better future. The whole world seems dystopian now, and for that reason we could use some positive vision, especially in a series based upon it.
Thanks for the link—much appreciated!
I'm glad they did that, at least. "The Inner Light" is a wonderful episode, isn't it?
It's really, really good. A great cast of actors, lots of Victorian atmosphere, a superb Holmes & Watson friendship. It deserves to be better known.
This sounds like all Star Trek since the Abrams I-want-Star-Trek-to-be-Star-Wars reboots -- really expensive fan-fiction, and bad fan-fiction at that. Which is a shame.
Quality is never outdated.
Your interpretation is interesting and would certainly work for a similar but different film. But in this case, as previous comments have stated, there is clear authorial intent. The choice that she makes for all eternity at the end of the film <b>must</b> be real for it to have any impact & meaning, both for her and for the viewer.
Personally, I find your comment/review reflective & thoughtful. I wish more comments were like it.
Definitely! A brave, powerful performance in a darkly thoughtful movie that's vastly underrated to this day.
She was the best thing (probably the only good thing) about Love, Actually and her story should have gotten a film of its own.