Reviews

I remember seeing this show on French television when I was a teenager, more than 10 years ago, and loving it. It ranks as one of my all time favourites and I never quite forgot it. I, too, when I see Sam Waterston on Law & Order always think of him as Forrest Bedford. But I got to thinking about this show again when I saw Regina Taylor in a movie recently, and I wish I could watch it again, but it does not appear to be available anywhere on DVD, not even on Amazon. Sad !

There also appears to have been a movie made, where Lilly comes back after thirty years: "I'll Fly Away: Then and Now". I never got to see it, I don't think. I really wish it was possible to watch.

I rate most of the movies I watch but it's the first time I bother to comment, so here's this: this movie's hilarious.

I was very pleased with Cillian Murphy whose trademark seems to be this 'real life' guy vibe he emanates, without ever striking you as 'white' or 'black', 'this' or 'that' or any kind of stereotype so many so-called actors will pull on over themselves like a coat, instead filling up his character from the ground up, and it feels so natural.

Most of all, though, I was surprised by Lucy Liu, who I had never thought of as more than someone who'd stumbled into the business having unexpectedly found, or founded, a niche in the gorgeous-Chinese-face-with-an-attitude department up until now. And then from the moment she first appeared on screen, I realised she could actually act, and at the end of the movie, I even think she's good at this! I wouldn't have wanted anyone else playing that part instead of her (same for co-star). A great surprise! I have a new respect for her, and really would love to see her in more things that would put her acting talents to good use, being a person and all, and not just, you know, kicking ass, snapping or glaring.

So, again, the movie's a riot, feels fresh, and was very competently acted. The only sad thing is that there's some kind of message, yeah, but the irony is you're sitting on your couch, watching it being fed to you, and all along you know it's not going to change your life. But you did get to spend 90mn of it laughing your ass off. Really. Hard. Thank you for that!

I'm straight out of the theater where I've seen the long-awaited Edge of reason. Except for the thaï part, it was a repetition of the first movie! Each scene, each theme, each joke that had made Bridget Jones' diary such an enjoyable laugh-out-loud endearing movie was painstakingly played out and enacted again in this uninspired sequel. The only novelty was... Jones' going to Thaïland (a sterile unnecessary innovation, symptomatic of a scenario devoid of ideas) and being a hair's breadth away from 15 years of jail in a Thai prison. What the... ?

The parts in London restricted to Darcy and Bridget's relationship and hardships, dealing in a very light way with their emotional shortcomings and insecurity were still nice though, still reminiscent of the spirit in which the prequel had been made.

Yea, 3 out of 10 for the occasional laugh.

But, this is really the first time that I've sat through a movie thinking I was a fool to be there.