Instantly The English has made my top ten. I have seen a lot of movies and series over the many many years I've walked this earth. And seldom have I been struck so profoundly. Every scene, every word, each gesture, to a person reaches out aiming for the heart. Relentlessly uncovering a story that weaves beauty and horror in equal measure. It never waits for you to catch up. But rather pulls you along as you follow- never really knowing what will happen and carefully doling out was has happened.
The chemistry between Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer is real and tender. I'm torn between whom to call out as Blunt is viscous in her portrayal. But Spencer is not out done with a brutality of his own and a wit to match. Which is a round about way of saying the writing is amazing. Nor is it fair to leave any of the cast out as each takes a turn at brilliance. Which is a round about way of saying the Direction is genius.
Add to that a cinematographic panorama that reminds us of the beauty of this great nation and makes us yearn for what we lost in settling the vast continent.
That's a lot. One cannot ask for more. If it doesn't make your list, I don't know what would.
The chemistry between Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer is real and tender. I'm torn between whom to call out as Blunt is viscous in her portrayal. But Spencer is not out done with a brutality of his own and a wit to match. Which is a round about way of saying the writing is amazing. Nor is it fair to leave any of the cast out as each takes a turn at brilliance. Which is a round about way of saying the Direction is genius.
Add to that a cinematographic panorama that reminds us of the beauty of this great nation and makes us yearn for what we lost in settling the vast continent.
That's a lot. One cannot ask for more. If it doesn't make your list, I don't know what would.