Review of BD "Beginners"
:Z Well, I watched this on Blu ray and it was presented in full screen mode which was nice for a change. Funny thing is about BD, when you haven't watched one in awhile and then watch a film in that format, you realize how truly nice it is, both in sound and picture compared with dvd. I was impressed!. :E
Now as for this film itself...well.....it is peddled as a comedy in my video store and it is anything but!. It's a film of sadness and depression to say the least. You quickly realize that this is going to be one of those films that just ends at one point with credits rolling and sure enough, that's what happens here.
I won't go into the plot since you can easily check that out for yourself online, but be warned that there is a gay aspect to this film, depression, neglect, broken relationships and finally.....death. Is it well done??. Yes. Plummer does his usual great job acting and the co-stars are also good. It's just what happens in the film that is the problem. It plods along at a very slow pace and it's all about the sad relationships between the characters. The storyline is actually minimal.
6/10 stars for this sad, depressing film :cry:
Now as for this film itself...well.....it is peddled as a comedy in my video store and it is anything but!. It's a film of sadness and depression to say the least. You quickly realize that this is going to be one of those films that just ends at one point with credits rolling and sure enough, that's what happens here.
I won't go into the plot since you can easily check that out for yourself online, but be warned that there is a gay aspect to this film, depression, neglect, broken relationships and finally.....death. Is it well done??. Yes. Plummer does his usual great job acting and the co-stars are also good. It's just what happens in the film that is the problem. It plods along at a very slow pace and it's all about the sad relationships between the characters. The storyline is actually minimal.
6/10 stars for this sad, depressing film :cry:
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