Drama > P Drama > Hopkins, Anthony

Advantages: Brad Pitt
Disadvantages: bit of a wierd ending!!!

...the one where they first meet and its like love at first site!!!!!!!!!! I really liked this bit because it was sweet and the people were really nice to eachother!, I also think the bit where he gets killed is quite clever. The middle i found a bit boring at times as it was just alot of flirting and stuff but istill love it! I thought the endin could have beeen better coz i dint really get what was goin to happen after when brad pitt turned back ... Read review

Advantages: Deep plot with twists, complicated characters
Disadvantages: Main character not likeable

...story takes place in 1954, all over Lousianna. It happens to run the course of Sean Penn's Political career from lowly origins up to the day the Louisanna Legislature attempts to Impeach him from the Governership. Some might say this story is told about his charachter since it was an extroadinary story, being voted in by the lower class and despised by everyone with power and money there. However, the story revolves around Jude Law's character, a ...
...named, this film shuffles around all these pawns on Penn's chessboard, and you never really know if you love Penn's charachter or hate him... There's something not quite right about him, and it's facinating. The one thing I am sure of after the movie is over is that I don't like Jude's character, who we root for more than once in the movie, and is clearly the viewpoint of the story... So all in all, I have to say I feel a bit let down. It's almost ... Read review

Advantages: A great cast.
Disadvantages: Poorly written, subject to heavy handed metaphors and an overpowering score

...one for trying my patience. All the elements are here; a heavyweight cast, a universal story with contemporary parallels, an ominous score… But Zaillian goes completely over-the-top, smothering the film in clumsy visual metaphors (you know three people are going to die because he zooms in on three crosses at the side of the road). He signposts everything – characters play constantly with guns or gaze at each other in a meaningful way. He’s too fond ...
...air conditioning and it becomes all about damage control. You never see how the honest politician becomes slippery snake-oil salesman. It damages the dramatic impetus of the film, making the otherwise reasonable two-hour running time drag interminably, so every revelation and twist feels like hard work. Zaillian’s screenplay makes the fatal error of focussing on Jack Burden rather than Willie Stark’s fall from grace. Sadly this makes for a far less ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent acting, wonderful characters, beautiful scenery, historically accurate
Disadvantages: None

...rock shatters." – One Stab, Legends of the Fall If you ever find yourself with 2 hours and 7 minutes to fill, and want a front seat on the sort of emotional rollercoaster that will leave you weepy and drained, then look no further than Legends of the Fall. It has all of the elements that are needed for a real epic. Stunning scenery well thought out characters, a story that spans decades, war, death, passion, madness and most of all tonnes of insight ...
...it for you, well it also won the 1995 Oscar for Cinematography, and was nominated for 8 other awards, so that gives you an idea of quality. Plot outline *************** From the 17th century onwards wars were fought between the indigenous people of America and the colonial Amercian powers. This continued until 1890 and the Battle of Wounded Knee, the last major armed conflict between the Dakota Indians and the US Government Army. Colonel William ... Read review

Advantages: Decent Cast
Disadvantages: A bit boring, feels tied to it's stage roots

...pain in the ass. Proof is a film that definitely shows it's stage roots, as a lot of it doesn't have any cinematic feel. The scenes just serve as verbal sparring between characters. As a drama it's well acted and perfectly serviceable if you go in for that kind of thing. Anthony Hopkins is his usual reliable self, Paltrow just sulks throughout the entire film. Jake Gyllenhaal appears in what must be his 500th film in the last year, as a maths student ...
...about Proof. It just doesn't feel like a movie, it doesn't enthrall, isn't particularly engrossing and isn't really worth recommending as a cinema visit. By all means check it out , but Proof is proof that some plays should stay on the boards and not on the screen. ... Read review