Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
I went into Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day figuring Lee Pace would be the best part of it, and...he actually may have been the worst. Mostly this is because the film was much, much better than I thought it would be, and partially it is because that poor man cannot do an English accent to save his soul. Oh, Lee. I love you and your eyebrows of
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Lee Pace plays what I think will be his typecast role--a passionate and steadfast True Believer in love.
Lol, did you know he played Dick Hickock, one of the In Cold Blood murderers, in Infamous? Kinda disturbing. But yeah, in Miss Pettigrew, I remember wishing he'd stop talking and just play the piano and look pretty, because he was much better at those things than at pretending to be British.
Frances McDormand, though - amazing. The movie was just done so prettily, and with such fun pacing. The plot didn't stand up to much scrutiny, but... eh. That's not what I came for, anyway.
the whole scene was very charming, and I can almost forgive its implausibility just because I kind of adore it when two people connect over being the sole sensible folks in a sea of fools.
Yes!
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You did? And I missed it? Oy. I blame grad school.
Lol, did you know he played Dick Hickock, one of the In Cold Blood murderers, in Infamous? Kinda disturbing.
Was he at all convincing as a murderer?
But yeah, in Miss Pettigrew, I remember wishing he'd stop talking and just play the piano and look pretty, because he was much better at those things than at pretending to be British.
Yeah, pretty much. (I was trying to count exactly how many different Anglophone accents he was using in each sentence. I think the record was seven. Apparently his idea of "British" is American-Canadian-Australian-Scottish-Irish-Cockney-BBC?)
Frances McDormand, though - amazing.
Yep.
The plot didn't stand up to much scrutiny, but... eh. That's not what I came for, anyway.
The plot was a little frothy, yes, but I've totally sat through worse in films that are actually from the thirties. Compared to something like Top Hat, it's downright realistic!
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It wasn't a big part, and the writing was a bit blah, but... there was definite creepiness. Possibly just because it was Ned playing a psychopath?
(I was trying to count exactly how many different Anglophone accents he was using in each sentence. I think the record was seven. Apparently his idea of "British" is American-Canadian-Australian-Scottish-Irish-Cockney-BBC?)
Heheheh at least he's thorough!
Compared to something like Top Hat, it's downright realistic!
*facepalm*
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