Regarding "Charlie Wilson's War," I'm sure everyone will see just what they want to see. And in my case that means not seeing Reagan as some sort of hero and Carter as some sort of incompetent.
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It does sound like a good movie, though. Maybe I can go with my conservative brother when I'm in Indiana over the holiday and we can have a knock-down drag-out afterwards.
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I saw "Gods and Monsters" and thought it was terrific. I'm glad to know something more about Whale and his work, and I always enjoy watching Ian McKellen's take on a character. It was clever and telling how the screenplay drew parallels between Brendan Fraser's character and Frankenstein's monster.
John Gallagher, Jenny newyearsday and I went to see "I'm Not There" yesterday and had three differing reactions. She loved it, John hated it and I (in addition to having to fight to stay awake) had mixed feelings about it. It depends on what you bring to it, maybe. I can see how it could be taken as ingenious and creative, but it can also seem pretentious and forced. I mostly enjoyed the parts with Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale because they were most like the Dylan we are familiar with, and you could anchor yourself on that. The other characters seemed only vaguely relevant to the whole operation. Heath was good, but he played an actor who was known for his portrayal of a Dylan-like character; although his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) resembled one of Dylan's early girlfriends, I didn't see how his personal life was all that relevant to Dylan. The movie seemed really long because I never knew where the director was going to end it, so every time he finished one scene and started another, I was like "oh well, here we go again." I wouldn't not recommend it, but just don't expect a clear story line! The best thing? The soundtrack, and a shot at the very end of the real Dylan playing the harmonica.