I'm a little too young to really remember "I Love Lucy" but I have certainly always been aware of it, and of course Lucille Ball's various sitcoms which followed. I was not aware of the business about Lucy being a communist but I do recall reading about the controversy over her pregnancy. I know quite a number of reviewers have taken issue with the liberties Sorkin has taken with the timeline of various events, but as I was watching none of that detracted from my enjoyment of this movie. Kidman's performance was awesome, although I do agree with those who found her makeup/prosthetics distracting.
But for me by far the most enjoyable part of "Being the Ricardos" was Sorkin's screenplay and the witty, crackerjack dialogue. It reminded me of screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby" and "His Girl Friday." How Aaron Sorkin was not nominated for Original Screenplay is absolutely beyond me. Damon Runyon himself would've been proud of such a work. When I mentioned above that I thought Kidman's performance awesome, a VERY large part of that was due to the words Sorkin had her saying (and same goes for Simmons and the rest of the cast).
Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.
But for me by far the most enjoyable part of "Being the Ricardos" was Sorkin's screenplay and the witty, crackerjack dialogue. It reminded me of screwball comedies like "Bringing Up Baby" and "His Girl Friday." How Aaron Sorkin was not nominated for Original Screenplay is absolutely beyond me. Damon Runyon himself would've been proud of such a work. When I mentioned above that I thought Kidman's performance awesome, a VERY large part of that was due to the words Sorkin had her saying (and same goes for Simmons and the rest of the cast).
Very enjoyable. Highly recommended.