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"Rachel Getting Married" with Anne Hathaway
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LOVED the blue elephant wedding cake, by the way. What did that cost, like--$10,000.00, don't you think? (Gosh--why am I so bitchy tonight? I actually liked the movie. Go figure....)
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hehe, with the saris and the blue elephant wedding cake, it was sort of like a collision between Slumdog Millionaire, an Altman movie, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
Fran:
I thought you guys were joking about the cake... I see you weren't. :)
It's definitely blue and an elephant -- with a rani and rajah, too.
retropian:
--- Quote from: jmmgallagher on March 10, 2009, 12:09:10 am ---
I liked it. I thought Anne was great, I thought all of the actors were great, the direction was good, but I thought the screenplay (as such) was so....flimsy.
(I mean, that 'set piece' with Bill Irwin and--and with the dishwasher--??--who thought that was a great idea?? During the (air quotes) 'story conference,' or when the Great Jonathan Demme decided to let the Great Bill Irwin just, you know, let loose in the kitchen with the...dishwasher and then--you'll love this, Anne randomly pulls out the (*** * ****) by mistake, and---(really, I like Bill Irwin too, but--) ::)
LOVED the blue elephant wedding cake, by the way. What did that cost, like--$10,000.00, don't you think? (Gosh--why am I so bitchy tonight? I actually liked the movie. Go figure....)
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I watched it tonight and really liked it. I love love love Bill Irwin. I think he was inspired casting here. I think the kitchen set piece was to illustrate how his character has dealt with the death of his son: false enthusiasm and distraction. But what happened will always be present, and it was Kym, his daughter whom he loves, who caused his sons death. Her handing him a plate used by her brother was a reminder of what he was trying so hard to avoid thinking about. It's how he deals with anything difficult. I think Kym in the end grew up some and began to realize she's not the center of the universe and she has to be responsible to herself.
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