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Anna and the King personal view

Advantages: Great storyline, fantastic acting and good action shots
Disadvantages: Will not please die hard King and I fans

...Killers) - Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens (Panic Room, Contact, Nell, Silence of the Lambs) The Film is based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, who died in Canada, Quebec from a stroke in 1915. I think this is better than the original (King and I) despite my fondness of musicals. The acting is superb and there is a huge cast of extras. I can't imagine how difficult this was to make a film with the costumes (that are superb) and locations involved. ...
...Fiesty teacher, recently widowed who travels to Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut. There she learns that Siam is very different from all that she knows back in England. The film is set in the 1860s and the relationship between the Teacher and the King develops from a cold respect for each others values, into a love interest/ sparring contest. Chow Yun-Fat is magnificent in the title role of the King and plays a philosophical Ruler with ...

clairec73 09.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Anna And The King (DVD)

Unforgettable

Advantages: tackles a very good subject(homosecuality and AIDS)great acting-story-soundtrack
Disadvantages: none

.....Joe Miller Roberta Maxwell ... Judge Tate Buzz Kilman ... Crutches Karen Finley ... Dr. Gillman Daniel Chapman ... Clinic Storyteller Jason Robards ... Charles Wheeler Further information. Philadelphia was made in 1993 and is 120 minutes long. Versions may be obtained from Amazon for £18.99 DVD and £5.99 video. ...

mehmoou101 04.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Philadelphia (DVD)

Philadelpia a tear jerker

Advantages: Gives a message to us all
Disadvantages: Tissues at the ready ladys

...The closed society of Philadelphia law turns its back on him, and in desperation he goes to a fiercely heterosexual black lawyer whose advert he has seen on tv while sat in a hospital emergancy waiting room played by Denzel Washington "Joe Miller " who makes a point of standing up for the oppressed. He is essentially homophobic but he is also against persecution and after initial reluctance, takes on the case. Why do Beckett's bosses sack him and ...
...More importantly, most of the 'big' emotional scenes we'd expect to see are omitted. Thus, we never feel we're being manipulated into shedding easy tears. The movie is defined by a tone of quiet restraint. Safe and apolitical it may be, but Philadelphia succeeds as a deeply affecting humanist drama. ...

mummy25bear 13.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Philadelphia (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Who is Beloved?

Advantages: The acting and multiple themes
Disadvantages: Danny glover, maybe!

...maybe soon eh! Beloved (Thandie Newton) is her name, why can't she speak properly? Why does she have the IQ of a baby? These are just some questions to ponder on. Who might she be? I think its ladies night in this movie all the women give rip roaring performances here, they are just a class act. One of the only male in the movie Danny Glover does not act badly, but this film is about the women. Danny's part could have been played by anybody. Some ...
...good taste, I was really enveloped by the different characters and the what ifs? and the emotions they were experiencing within. This film is a must see in my opinion it combines different themes to provide thee audience with cinematic genius. It is a very well balanced and moving film from the director Jonathan Demme, who also directed the 'silence of the lambs'. This has the professional chill factor!! Enjoy. Cast - Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, ...

NEO_TECH 19.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Beloved (DVD)

A dramatic wedding

Advantages: brilliant acting
Disadvantages: slow development and strange soundtrack

...the ‘chick flick’ sounding title Rachel Getting Married is a drama made in 2008. It was directed by the American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Jonathan Demme. He is famous for directing The Silence of the Lambs. Naturally since then he directed several films such as Philadelphia, Beloved or The Truth About Charlie. The screenplay was written by Jenny Lumet. Anne Hathaway was nominated for Oscar in the category of Actress in a Leading Role. ...
...(Rachel’s sister) Rosemarie DeWitt – Rachel (the bride) Tunde Adembimpe – Sidney (the soon-to-be husband) Bill Irwin – Paul (Kym’s and Rachel’s father) Debra Winger – Abby (Kym’s and Rachel’s estranged mother) The plot: ------------ The film presents a weekend at the family of Kym. She is a young woman who is just released from the rehab for the weekend because of her sister Rachel’s wedding. Their mother and father divorced years ago and both of ...

D_i_a_n_e 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rachel Getting Married