Silence is Goadin'

[akirlu]

No one is commenting to me much. Must say something controversial.

Comments

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

Talk about how wonderful and perfect the film "The Prestige" was. You'll get an earful from me.

[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

I liked it. An interesting story, though I understand the book was much better. Either way, "wonderful and perfect" it was not. Many holes.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I liked it, but not as much as The Illusionist. There were some lovely visuals, like the top hats, and I thought of all people, Bowie turned in a note perfect performance, but neither of the two leads is quite believable in the role of pathological obsessive.

[kalimac.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd have believed those two pathological obsessives no matter who played them (they're more believable in the book), but Jackman acts very well nonetheless. Bowie I thought a bit stiff next to Serkis.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I liked Serkis too, although I thought Bowie was fine in a one-note role. ("Bevare! Bevare!", to quote Bela Lugosi.) Anyway, he looked great with that little mustache.

I enjoyed the movie quite a bit as spectacle, although I saw half of the final revelation from three miles away. Not the other half, though.