Movie: Bernard and the Genie
A very sweet and funny Christmas movie starring a very young Alan Cumming. We got this one from the public television station.
I can understand why some people watch this every year! It has a wonderfully irreverent flavor and still manages to endorse the real meaning of Christmas - in its own anti-establishment way. Alan Cumming (Bernard) is adorable, Lenny Henry (the genie) is superb, the two of them have great chemistry together, and Rowan Atkinson is deliciously evil as the villain. The minor characters are also terrific; my favorite was the elevator-operator in Bernard's apartment building, who is constantly trying to cheer him up with whopping lies.
Here's 25-year-old Alan Cumming in 1991, looking rather like a Beatle circa 1964.
Lots more screencaps posted here. There are also some spoilers, but honestly, the joy of the movie isn't in the plot, it's in the wonderful interactions and the sheer glee of it all. And there are still some major plot points unrevealed.
I can understand why some people watch this every year! It has a wonderfully irreverent flavor and still manages to endorse the real meaning of Christmas - in its own anti-establishment way. Alan Cumming (Bernard) is adorable, Lenny Henry (the genie) is superb, the two of them have great chemistry together, and Rowan Atkinson is deliciously evil as the villain. The minor characters are also terrific; my favorite was the elevator-operator in Bernard's apartment building, who is constantly trying to cheer him up with whopping lies.
Here's 25-year-old Alan Cumming in 1991, looking rather like a Beatle circa 1964.
Lots more screencaps posted here. There are also some spoilers, but honestly, the joy of the movie isn't in the plot, it's in the wonderful interactions and the sheer glee of it all. And there are still some major plot points unrevealed.