A Woman's Guide to Adultery - Reaction Post
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I have to admit I skipped through a lot of the parts that weren't Sean Bean, because I hadn't really left myself enough time to do it properly. And let's be honest, there was only one reason I was watching.
So it's an OK film. Possibly only the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen Adrian Dunbar in something and I was definitely impressed. He has depth and presence and it's hardly surprising he's a star now. Neil Morrissey I also enjoyed; I've only seen him before in some comedy thing I can't remember, and I thought he was good too. I liked Jo, the woman who becomes an MP at the end. Oh, and Tony Robinson was in it too, though I don't remember seeing him credited, as Jo's constituency agent or something. He was absolutely excellent, very natural. I'm not sure I've seen him in any acting role other than Baldrick, which probably isn't one to judge from, but I was really impressed here.
As to Sean Bean - well, for a fair amount of the film I was torn between admiring his handsome face and trying to work out exactly where his RP goes wrong. And marvelling how different - and how the same - he looks to how he looked in Sharpe's Honour which I watched only hours ago but must have been filmed at almost the same time. I didn't like his character much for most of the time, and I didn't like the woman either, so the scenes in Paris where they had an argument were just a bit irritating.
But wow - then we got to the bit where the woman, Rose, goes round to his house to show his wife the compromising photos she took of him in Paris and OMG. Suddenly full Sean Bean. Miraculously complex facial expressions. Mouth smiling and chatting as he does as his wife bids and tells Rose they're going to have a baby. Eyes terrified and hurting as he's frantically worrying whether Rose will go ahead and show the next photo, the one that definitely identifies him. He goes through about 3 or 4 iterations of that and it's an absolute marvel to watch.
So I can tick this one off the list. I don't think I'm going to miss Paul in the way I miss John Marlott because I haven't watched the Frankenstein Chronicles for a while, and I probably won't be watching this again, I guess. But those five minutes of sheer terror in his eyes and a casual smile on his mouth - that I may come back to. Just to marvel again at how he does it.
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I have to admit I skipped through a lot of the parts that weren't Sean Bean, because I hadn't really left myself enough time to do it properly. And let's be honest, there was only one reason I was watching.
So it's an OK film. Possibly only the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen Adrian Dunbar in something and I was definitely impressed. He has depth and presence and it's hardly surprising he's a star now. Neil Morrissey I also enjoyed; I've only seen him before in some comedy thing I can't remember, and I thought he was good too. I liked Jo, the woman who becomes an MP at the end. Oh, and Tony Robinson was in it too, though I don't remember seeing him credited, as Jo's constituency agent or something. He was absolutely excellent, very natural. I'm not sure I've seen him in any acting role other than Baldrick, which probably isn't one to judge from, but I was really impressed here.
As to Sean Bean - well, for a fair amount of the film I was torn between admiring his handsome face and trying to work out exactly where his RP goes wrong. And marvelling how different - and how the same - he looks to how he looked in Sharpe's Honour which I watched only hours ago but must have been filmed at almost the same time. I didn't like his character much for most of the time, and I didn't like the woman either, so the scenes in Paris where they had an argument were just a bit irritating.
But wow - then we got to the bit where the woman, Rose, goes round to his house to show his wife the compromising photos she took of him in Paris and OMG. Suddenly full Sean Bean. Miraculously complex facial expressions. Mouth smiling and chatting as he does as his wife bids and tells Rose they're going to have a baby. Eyes terrified and hurting as he's frantically worrying whether Rose will go ahead and show the next photo, the one that definitely identifies him. He goes through about 3 or 4 iterations of that and it's an absolute marvel to watch.
So I can tick this one off the list. I don't think I'm going to miss Paul in the way I miss John Marlott because I haven't watched the Frankenstein Chronicles for a while, and I probably won't be watching this again, I guess. But those five minutes of sheer terror in his eyes and a casual smile on his mouth - that I may come back to. Just to marvel again at how he does it.
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