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The Professor And The Madman. Intelligent writing and great acting

104.185.157.178

Road Warrior

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take what appears to be a mundane storyline (the story of the development of the Oxford English dictionary) to surprising heights. Sean Penn delivers as the troubled madman as does Gibson as the Professor (actually dropped out of school at 14 and put in charge of the 70+ year project). Steve Coogan, Natalie Dormer and Jennifer Ehle deliver in meaty supporting roles.

A shaky first act redeemed in spades in acts 2 & 3. Quite true to history tho they played with the timeline in a cupla spots. A 2019 production, on Ntflx. Some critics didn't like it, IMDB users loved it. ***, Joe Bob says check it out.
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RE: The Professor And The Madman. Intelligent writing and great acting - jim thomas 12:18:55 01/07/21 (0)
Also, the book was excellent-nt
RE: The Professor And The Madman. Intelligent writing and great acting - Mike B. 09:30:14 01/07/21 (0)
I enjoyed it. Decent acting and a good story.
Gibson convincingly portraying a professor indeed goes a long way to - tinear 05:44:51 01/07/21 (1)
burnish his acting credentials.
- He's had a couple of good efforts lately - Road Warrior 13:43:36 01/07/21 (0)
  Dragged Across Concrete also comes to mind. Getting ready for a reviewing with the Mrs. sometime this afternoon
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We're on the same page there... was hesitant to watch... - musetap 22:25:05 01/06/21 (0)
Really don't care for Penn, Gibson... well, you never know.

But they were very solid and completely agree re acts.

A basic snooze of a story brought to enjoyable captivation.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure

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