So I finally got around to watching Mike Leigh's award-winner from 2008. And while I suppose it's a good movie on its own terms, I can't say I particularly enjoyed it. The lead character is annoying, and we aren't given much reason to find these people interesting. The acting is largely good, though giving best of the year honors to Eddie Marsan or Sally Hawkins seems going to far. Hawkins clown act as Poppy is fine - but I didn't quite believe that POPPY and the person she played when she wasn't trying to be as irritating as possible were really the same person. So, if this is the sort of thing you think you might enjoy - it's well done. But this one wasn't for me.
Posted by armand at April 19, 2009 06:03 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies