05-13-2020, 06:48 PM
(04-09-2020, 05:41 PM)Greg Wrote: I'm going to say no.
Wrong again.
State of Play (2009) was good. It has a great cast and to see the Hollywood spin on it is an amusing perspective of differences across the pond. Crowe wasn't great - kind of a Lebowski type, more slovenly because Americans. Rachel McAdams was middling. Mirren replacing Nighy was awesome. Luv her. My style as chief editor was the bastard child of Nighy and Mirren. Affleck worked for me in this - usually he doesn't. Robin Wright was great as always. Jason Bateman wasn't as good as the original Foy role at all and Jeff Daniels plays the same role he did in Jobs - powerful white old boy network dude. There's an early Viola Davis cameo.
The original was far superior. This wasn't bad tho and it was remarkable how well they condensed the main series points into a single movie.
Didn't hold out to see the Carpenter Gang Boss credt. We were hoping to get it out in the mail but it doesn't look like the postman is picking up and we missed the post office pick up time. Bummer.
No sword fights. Not particularly DOOM recommended beyond the CGB credit.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse