#1
Posted: 6/22/12 at 3:01pm
What did everyone think of this movie?
I think it has an excellent cast and it's very well acted. The problem I have with it is the writing is not that great.
There are too many storylines in this movie and none of them are given sufficient time.
Ronald Pickup's character Norman could be completely cut out of the movie. The point of his character could have been covered by Celia Imrie's character.
Penelope Wilton and Bill Nighy's characters are not given enough time to develop. So by the end of the movie, their decisions seem to be odd.
Tom Wilkinson's character starts out with a good storyline and then runs out of steam. And by the end of the movie what happens to his character is just poor writing.
Celia Imrie has the start of a good storyline, but once again underdeveloped.
Same with Maggie Smith. Good storyline, but her character jumps from Point A to Point Z with no middle ground.
Judi Dench's character has the most complete character arc, but there are moments of strangeness. Is there any point to that scene where she calls her son? Did something get left on the cutting room floor?
I think the secondary characters of the young lovers work the best. They seem to have good characters arcs. But the scene with the son's mother is wrong. Only on 22 minute sitcoms do people have that quick a change of heart.
I think it has an excellent cast and it's very well acted. The problem I have with it is the writing is not that great.
There are too many storylines in this movie and none of them are given sufficient time.
Ronald Pickup's character Norman could be completely cut out of the movie. The point of his character could have been covered by Celia Imrie's character.
Penelope Wilton and Bill Nighy's characters are not given enough time to develop. So by the end of the movie, their decisions seem to be odd.
Tom Wilkinson's character starts out with a good storyline and then runs out of steam. And by the end of the movie what happens to his character is just poor writing.
Celia Imrie has the start of a good storyline, but once again underdeveloped.
Same with Maggie Smith. Good storyline, but her character jumps from Point A to Point Z with no middle ground.
Judi Dench's character has the most complete character arc, but there are moments of strangeness. Is there any point to that scene where she calls her son? Did something get left on the cutting room floor?
I think the secondary characters of the young lovers work the best. They seem to have good characters arcs. But the scene with the son's mother is wrong. Only on 22 minute sitcoms do people have that quick a change of heart.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
