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A Good Woman (2004)
A Good Woman is a title that screams nothingness
Mike Barker knew what he was getting himself into when he decided to shoot this film. Oscar Wilde, one of the greatest playwrights of the 'fin de ciëcle', did a good job writing Lady Windermere's Fan, the play this movie is based on, so doing it any justice would be very hard. The play is still being staged all round the world, and audiences still love Wilde's work, so the step to the big screen was one that would be taken one day or another.
Mike Barker did a great job, he stays true to the text where he can, but he also is very aware that in film you do not have the confinements of the theatre. He uses outside locations that are impossible to do on stage, and he gets away with it. He knows his Wilde, and he shows it. The play had been updated slightly to give it a 20ies feel (the first production of the play was in 1882).
One thing though, why on earth did they change the title? Lady Windermere's Fan maybe not the greatest title for the big audiences, though A Good Woman is a title that screams nothingness, and the film deserves more than that. The cast is wonderful, usually I cannot stand Helen Hunt, though in this production she is completely in the zone. The costumes look wonderful, though some are a tad too much updated to the year 2000.
This is a great movie, if you like Wilde's witty dialogue, go see it! If you've never heard of Wilde, or never seen or read anything by Wilde, be ashamed and go see it.
A Tale of Two Bunnies (2000)
Bunnies at 2 am.
This film is not fantastic, not good, however not horrible either. It's not really a drama, not really a comedy, however it is a good waste of time, if you reset your expectations. I mean Miller (the director) is not a Kubrick or a Coppola, however he does have a good eye for detail. The plot is rather weak, and the acting at times horrible, however this film didn't bug the living daylight out of me since the acting at times is quite acceptable.
I would recommend this film to everyone if it's on TV, do not bother to go out and rent it, or see it anywhere else when you have to pay for it, or put any kind of effort in.
It's a 100 minutes well spend if you have nothing else to do. I'd vote
6 out of 10.
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Wonderful
Why on earth is this movie rated only a 5.5?
It's worth a 7 no more, no less. Brilliant acting even by the man who would later do battlefield earth, the movie that proves that even John Travolta can make a mistake. However in this movie it's good solid comedy.
Kristie Alley, even though not the best actress in the world, she does this wonderfully. When you are watching the film you will get jealous, you will want her as your mom by the end of the movie.
Bruce Willis as the voice of the baby. How wonderful. The man who said "yippie ka yay motherf*ck*r" is the voice of a little child. How can this be not funny?
the cinematography of good, solid, and when from the child's perspective at times hilarious. Nothing brilliant here, but save, and solid.
conclusion: this one should get a 7. nothing less. however most definitely nothing more.
yours, Pepijn