I was really surprised upon watching this film on the BBC. It was intriguing and highly worth a view. The casting was great, and considering the low budget, the filming was superb and really drew me in. The suspense really builds up in the film and so you really don't know what to expect as the film progresses. I loved the rapport between the two male leads. I think it is one of the best British films I have seen in years. It is a shame that it didn't reach a wider audience, although I guess the humour wouldn't be to everyone's taste. I'm going to recommend it to all my friends to check out. I hope the writer/director makes some more films.
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Serendipity
(2001)
Great cast, but what about the script.... or the premise?
19 September 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I was interested to watch this movie as all the actors are great, and to be honest, deep down I feel a sense of cheer from Romcoms. I knew a bit about the set-up before watching it, which sounded particularly awful and I was intrigued to see how they would manage to turn into something warm-some.
A guy and girl meet and strike it off really well, spend a great evening together but then decide to leave it to fate to see if they will meet again (well she decides this and he has to go along with it). Obviously fate doesn't work out then, so we fast forward a couple of years and see how fate swings in their favour this time round. Unfortunately they are both in relationships now, on the verge of getting married, but still deep down harbour feelings from the memory of each other and so go in search.
The casting was great, the 2 leads had really nice chemistry, and the filming and editing was well done. But I just couldn't get beyond the story and script. The story is played pretty straight, so in order to add some zing the writers inserted a number of utterly ridiculous and out of place gags or slapstick. Seriously when I watch films like this I'm always quite prepared to detach my brainstem for a good belly laugh but I just couldn't manage it this time. Also the whole idea of them about to get married to other people and then running off to look for each other just felt quite sad. By the end of film, when the star struck lovers had finally dumped their respective lovers (one, just before their wedding) and got together, I needed a really good scrub, as I felt plain grimy and morally corrupted.
I would really like to know what the premiere was like and how people responded. Although sadly judging by a lot of the feedback on this site, they probably responded well.
A guy and girl meet and strike it off really well, spend a great evening together but then decide to leave it to fate to see if they will meet again (well she decides this and he has to go along with it). Obviously fate doesn't work out then, so we fast forward a couple of years and see how fate swings in their favour this time round. Unfortunately they are both in relationships now, on the verge of getting married, but still deep down harbour feelings from the memory of each other and so go in search.
The casting was great, the 2 leads had really nice chemistry, and the filming and editing was well done. But I just couldn't get beyond the story and script. The story is played pretty straight, so in order to add some zing the writers inserted a number of utterly ridiculous and out of place gags or slapstick. Seriously when I watch films like this I'm always quite prepared to detach my brainstem for a good belly laugh but I just couldn't manage it this time. Also the whole idea of them about to get married to other people and then running off to look for each other just felt quite sad. By the end of film, when the star struck lovers had finally dumped their respective lovers (one, just before their wedding) and got together, I needed a really good scrub, as I felt plain grimy and morally corrupted.
I would really like to know what the premiere was like and how people responded. Although sadly judging by a lot of the feedback on this site, they probably responded well.
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