My wife and I saw a screening of the movie last night. Neither one of really liked the movie.
We thought that Stanley Tucci and Susan Sarandon are great in the movie. We thought Marky Mark and Rachel Weisz were dull.
Overall, though, are biggest complaint was the near constant voice overs explaining everything, including things that I don't feel needed explaining. It just became to much, made me a passive viewer. I wanted to react and connect emotionally, but every time there was a voice over stating exactly how people felt it shut me out.
And every so often, things would grind to a halt, people would move in slow motion, say nothing, and just look into each other's eyes.
This felt like a very precious adaptation, so much so, it felt claustrophobic.
I can't say I would really recommend it.
We thought that Stanley Tucci and Susan Sarandon are great in the movie. We thought Marky Mark and Rachel Weisz were dull.
Overall, though, are biggest complaint was the near constant voice overs explaining everything, including things that I don't feel needed explaining. It just became to much, made me a passive viewer. I wanted to react and connect emotionally, but every time there was a voice over stating exactly how people felt it shut me out.
And every so often, things would grind to a halt, people would move in slow motion, say nothing, and just look into each other's eyes.
This felt like a very precious adaptation, so much so, it felt claustrophobic.
I can't say I would really recommend it.