I didn't think it was that bad. Not a waste of three hours of my life. Meryl Streep is fantastic, as usual. I refuse to like Robert Redford in anything but The Sting, which is an excellent movie and made me want to be a card shark when I was ten. This would be a realistic goal if I had the patience for card games. I have problems sitting through a game of cribbage.
Filming on location was a great decision. The shots of Africa make up half the movie. The other half is Meryl's accent and syphilis.
Next up is Ironweed. I think. My list is buried somewhere on my desk and finding it would involve getting up. Movement is overrated.
I've been reading a lot of plays during my lunch break at work. On Monday I finished Rabbit Hole by David Lindsey-Abaire. It's a beautiful play. You know everything you need to know about the characters by the end of the first scene. The crafting is excellent. I discovered they're making a film version of it with Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as Becca and Howie. I think Eckhart's a capable actor, he was great in Thank You for Smoking and The Dark Knight. I used to love Nicole Kidman more than life itself, but I haven't been really impressed with what's she's been doing lately. According to imdb, Diane Wiest and Sandra Oh are also in it. After seeing Wiest kick ass in All My Sons in New York, I'm sure she'll be wonderful. I hope it's good, I really hope it's good. I just enjoyed it so much, I want them to do it justice.
I got through half of Spring Awakening (play version) and got bored. I'm sorry, I tried, it was just dull. Now I've started The Birthday Party by Pinter and so far it's good. My cousin lent me an anthology, I have a lot of Pinter in my future.
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