tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post3112047104382134356..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: Minghella makes a comebackDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-76557076300463834192010-10-08T08:20:05.031+11:002010-10-08T08:20:05.031+11:00Let me try to sum it up in the words that I, like ...Let me try to sum it up in the words that I, like Simon, also do not have: <br /><br />It's needlessly dark, mean-spirited, misanthropic and sad, and all of those character traits describe Jim Broadbent's character perfectly. It's not funny when it's trying to be, and it's not deep when it's trying to be. The murder plot is ridiculous and leads to a ridiculous character arc for Max Minghella's character, who goes from a normal guy into a jealous psychopath. The film looks terrible -- the sets are dingy and dirty. John Malkovich and Anjelica Huston try to class things up, but are barely even in it. So yeah, the script is terrible also. I don't think the movie has a single useful thing to say about anyone, anywhere.<br /><br />Wow, I did better than I thought I would. ;-)Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-71361648674501190632010-10-08T07:52:02.089+11:002010-10-08T07:52:02.089+11:00Words cannot describe the amount of loathing I hav...Words cannot describe the amount of loathing I have for ASC. Maybe the satire was too strong, it crossed over into actual anti-quality, but shit.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-369257683158314672010-10-08T06:55:16.372+11:002010-10-08T06:55:16.372+11:00I'm very curious as to why so muhc spite for A...I'm very curious as to why so muhc spite for ASC, a film I found to be a funny and, in places, spot on satire. Sure the whole plot about a murdered sucks but there are big laughs in the classroom. Have just graduated college at the time of seeing it I thought it was an accurate reflection of what post-secondary education is like.The Taxi Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.com