tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32247838.post609865124725187907..comments2023-07-29T08:56:38.466-07:00Comments on Wonderings: Kindness to RepentancePhilliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01569460745875839404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32247838.post-2583030834269676472007-07-14T11:33:00.000-07:002007-07-14T11:33:00.000-07:00I found Serkis' performance quite terrifying as we...I found Serkis' performance quite terrifying as well.<BR/><BR/>And I loved the fact that it was not "bloated" and "self-important." I think one of the major problems with biographical pieces is that characters are made too much like heroes, therefore the common man cannot relate. I didn't feel that way with Longford ... I think thats why I liked it so much.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569460745875839404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32247838.post-52769870080464725682007-07-14T02:35:00.000-07:002007-07-14T02:35:00.000-07:00Watched Longford tonight on your (& Steven Greydan...Watched <EM>Longford</EM> tonight on your (& Steven Greydanus's) recommendation. I got so caught up in the short, intimate scenes that form the foundation of the movie I hardly realized I was witnessing something like the building of a cathedral. The film's total emotional impact doesn't sink in until after the fact, when you realize just how much you've been made to care for this funny little man and his humble ministry. This is not a bloated, self-important biography of a cultural or religious hero, but a modest, restrained (perhaps even a tad mundane?) story about a long, twisty journey toward grace.<BR/><BR/>Broadbent gives another master class characterization (nothing new for him, really), but Serkis floored me with his totally unnerving portrait of a confirmed sociopath. Gad, what absolute <EM>control</EM> he has over every muscle in his face! And what blank, emotionless eyes! This is certainly one of the juiciest roles in what's turning out to be a formidable career for this fine English actor.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing about this one, Phillip.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538965560012531539noreply@blogger.com