Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
Utterly fantastic, very moving portrait of three blokes trying not to go nuts while held hostage in Lebanon. Especially good? The drinks, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sequence, and any mention of Peterborough United.
David Threlfall and Aidan Gillen were *amazing*. Slightly melancholy mustn't grumble lecturer and mouthy journalist (no prizes for guessing who was who.) Aidan Gillen's Edward was very Stuart-like in lines and pushing people just for the sake of it, but David Threlfall as Michael in all his ineffectualness was brilliant. Less petty than most of his roles. Looking down the bios, can't believe I didn't realise he was in Skellig at the Young Vic a couple of Christmases ago. But then, melancholy depressed and snarling person - typecast for his face? Never. Was definitely an interesting bit when they're talking after Adam's disappeared (almost certainly executed, but they still don't know for sure) and Michael asks if Edward ever slept with him (Edward having arrived two months after them) and Edward just blinks, and almost looks sorrowful. Never did, but the ache of loss is very powerful, as is the point where Edward says that Adam was too good and pure to do so. And the bit where Edward's set free and Michael's left there on his own... Augh. Am glad play ended there, as the despair was awful.
Jonny Lee Miller was good as Adam, who's been there longest and has a habit of reading from the Koran. American accent was fortunately rather mild and utilised only very occasionally as noticeable. (those who've watched Hackers will agree that a US accent is not his best feature) Just not as stand-out and absorbing as Aidan and David.
For all the situation, it's by turns depressing and emotionally exhausting and hysterically funny. 1977 Virginia Wade at Wimbledon, Peterborough United and Sam Peckinpah had the audience in hysterics.
Shamefully waited at stage door for autographs, where me and a couple I got talking to next to me (who are theatre whores, and get regular concessions) were looking at a few actors who we knew but couldn't figure out their names. 'It's him! Arrgh, what is it he's been in?' Were a few of us, and have photo of me and Aidan Gillen. Who is gorgeous and terribly lovely. And can't believe I've seen Mojo. Need to watch The Wire to see his performance in that. Any opinions on it?
Hmm. Do I post to the QAF lists to see what the jealousy rating is...
Utterly fantastic, very moving portrait of three blokes trying not to go nuts while held hostage in Lebanon. Especially good? The drinks, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sequence, and any mention of Peterborough United.
David Threlfall and Aidan Gillen were *amazing*. Slightly melancholy mustn't grumble lecturer and mouthy journalist (no prizes for guessing who was who.) Aidan Gillen's Edward was very Stuart-like in lines and pushing people just for the sake of it, but David Threlfall as Michael in all his ineffectualness was brilliant. Less petty than most of his roles. Looking down the bios, can't believe I didn't realise he was in Skellig at the Young Vic a couple of Christmases ago. But then, melancholy depressed and snarling person - typecast for his face? Never. Was definitely an interesting bit when they're talking after Adam's disappeared (almost certainly executed, but they still don't know for sure) and Michael asks if Edward ever slept with him (Edward having arrived two months after them) and Edward just blinks, and almost looks sorrowful. Never did, but the ache of loss is very powerful, as is the point where Edward says that Adam was too good and pure to do so. And the bit where Edward's set free and Michael's left there on his own... Augh. Am glad play ended there, as the despair was awful.
Jonny Lee Miller was good as Adam, who's been there longest and has a habit of reading from the Koran. American accent was fortunately rather mild and utilised only very occasionally as noticeable. (those who've watched Hackers will agree that a US accent is not his best feature) Just not as stand-out and absorbing as Aidan and David.
For all the situation, it's by turns depressing and emotionally exhausting and hysterically funny. 1977 Virginia Wade at Wimbledon, Peterborough United and Sam Peckinpah had the audience in hysterics.
Shamefully waited at stage door for autographs, where me and a couple I got talking to next to me (who are theatre whores, and get regular concessions) were looking at a few actors who we knew but couldn't figure out their names. 'It's him! Arrgh, what is it he's been in?' Were a few of us, and have photo of me and Aidan Gillen. Who is gorgeous and terribly lovely. And can't believe I've seen Mojo. Need to watch The Wire to see his performance in that. Any opinions on it?
Hmm. Do I post to the QAF lists to see what the jealousy rating is...