Films/DVD Asylum

"I am Love:" if ever you thought Tilda Swinton was a great actress,

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tinear

this film will disabuse you of that notion.
This horrendous thing attempts to make operatic material out of a tawdry love affair between an upper-class middle-aged woman and her son's young business partner.
Oh, yes, there's a death thrown in to add "gravitas."
Vile.
Despicable.
And John Adams, who did the incredibly overwrought score, should be buggy-whipped.

Follow Ups:

There's something appealing about her.... - Prisoners 14:19:56 07/28/10 (0)
...can't quite figure it out....
Baba-Booey to you all!
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Reviewers I read recommended it... - mkuller 15:12:23 07/26/10 (13)
...on the basis of her performance.

Did you see "The Deep End"?

Tilda was terrific in that.
- She was good in "Deep End." I think she's a good - tinear 17:46:54 07/26/10 (12)
  actress but not in the same sense as Streep, Kidman ("The Others"), Naomi Watts, or Winslet. Tilda does have those pre-Raphaelite good looks upon which she successfully trades.
  - She was great in "Michael Clayton". nt - SF tech 17:50:26 07/26/10 (11)
    nt
    - RE: She was great in "Michael Clayton". nt - Dave Mester 12:39:40 07/27/10 (0)
      Just watched again the other night. No question she's a skilled actor.
    - She was also great in 'Burn After Reading' - Tony D. 23:11:02 07/26/10 (0)
      She gave new life to the Ball Busting Bitch archetype.
      
      J.B.
    - Tiny role. nt - tinear 21:07:17 07/26/10 (2)
      fsda
      - Critical role...without which the film would have flopped. She won an Oscar for that role. - Tony D. 23:20:19 07/26/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Tiny role. nt posted by tinear on July 26, 2010 at 21:07:17
        
        Not that an Oscar means a whole hell of a lot but at least someone recognized how perfect she was as Karen Crowder.
        
        J.B.
        
        Swinton personifies the personality of Anglo-Saxon - tinear 06:51:01 07/27/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Critical role...without which the film would have flopped. She won an Oscar for that role. posted by Tony D. on July 26, 2010 at 23:20:19
        
        iconic females: cold.
        She doesn't, believably, project warmth, vulnerability, grief, deep emotional feelings (except negative ones). She tries but it seems artifice.
        Haughty, domineering, independent are her attributes.
        Not quite one-dimensional but....
    - She was fabulous in "Orlando" * - mr grits 19:09:28 07/26/10 (5)
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      Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
      - Great bit part in Broken Flowers near the end (actually pretty hot) ^ - Road Warrior 19:47:39 07/26/10 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: She was fabulous in "Orlando" * posted by mr grits on July 26, 2010 at 19:09:28
        
        She has a LONG topless scene in this film which is..... - tinear 21:10:34 07/26/10 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Great bit part in Broken Flowers near the end (actually pretty hot) ^ posted by Road Warrior on July 26, 2010 at 19:47:39
        
        unfortunate.
        She's 50, saggy (who isn't at that age?), and her breasts aren't very appealing; certainly, not worthy of various close ups, pans, and framing shots which go on for minutes.
        I don't know if she felt challenged by Winslet's familiar topless scenes, or what, but it was ill-advised.
        Frankly, I felt embarrassed for her.
        
        Winslett is nothing to look at either. * - mr grits 14:52:17 07/27/10 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: She has a LONG topless scene in this film which is..... posted by tinear on July 26, 2010 at 21:10:34
        
        .
        Share a bowl of grits with someone you love tonight.
        
        Winslet, I'd argue, is the most beautiful face in film at the moment. Also, she has a very wide range - tinear 09:34:37 07/29/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Winslett is nothing to look at either. * posted by mr grits on July 27, 2010 at 14:52:17
        
        of emotion.
        
        Having just sat thru Inception - Road Warrior 17:19:07 07/31/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Winslet, I'd argue, is the most beautiful face in film at the moment. Also, she has a very wide range posted by tinear on July 29, 2010 at 09:34:37
        
        I gotta vote for Marion Cottilard.
        
        Her eyes may be the best ever.
        
        Winslet, while no slouch, couldn't possibly be considered one of the prettiest.
        
        "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"

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