Melissa McCarthy and Richard Grant are stunning as the two leads in this.
Melissa McCarthy I viewed as a light rom-com presence but here, sans makeup, she shines as the fraudster Lee Israel, a writer who has seen better days, alcoholic, with no attachment to anyone apart from her cat. I do hope her career expands to these kind of roles as she was amazing.
I have no idea how this was made as there are none of the usual tropes and fixations on sexy stars. Here the two main characters are basically deadbeat scammers.
Richard Grant is also a powerhouse as her ally, a gay man. They could be classified as losers as neither have a loyalty to the other or to anyone else.
But somehow they are appealing and they make the viewer care about the ultimate disaster they are surely heading towards.
It's a roller coaster of a ride and the pacing is excellent, script, direction and cinematography are also bang on.
For fans of the offbeat this is a winner.
9/10 but nudging on a 10/10.
Melissa McCarthy I viewed as a light rom-com presence but here, sans makeup, she shines as the fraudster Lee Israel, a writer who has seen better days, alcoholic, with no attachment to anyone apart from her cat. I do hope her career expands to these kind of roles as she was amazing.
I have no idea how this was made as there are none of the usual tropes and fixations on sexy stars. Here the two main characters are basically deadbeat scammers.
Richard Grant is also a powerhouse as her ally, a gay man. They could be classified as losers as neither have a loyalty to the other or to anyone else.
But somehow they are appealing and they make the viewer care about the ultimate disaster they are surely heading towards.
It's a roller coaster of a ride and the pacing is excellent, script, direction and cinematography are also bang on.
For fans of the offbeat this is a winner.
9/10 but nudging on a 10/10.
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