film recs: jack davenport...

[txorakeriak]

It's probably common knowledge that I'm a movie crack. Also that I usually don't go for the Hollywood heartthrobs but prefer the underrated, really talented sort of actors. And that I love good movie discussions and can never get enough movie recommendations

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[oneiriad]

Are you watching FlashForward? I've only seen half a dozen episodes so far, but so far Jack is adorable and occasionally conflicted in it, a single dad who seems to know more about the FF than he's telling, and who seems to be destined to be a homebreaker. You know, it's fun - the conspiracy unravelling and hunting parts of this series is not really that interesting, being so far mostly stuff that's been seen before, but the sheer psycological inpact of the characters knowing what you're going to be doing in six months time? The sheer havoc it is very quickly causing in their lives, the things people do to bring about or prevent their ffs - now that's the interesting bit.

[txorakeriak]

I haven't seen any of it because I still have so many other series on my shelf to watch, but if you say it's good, I'll definitely check it out as soon as I have more time! Thanks for telling me so much about it, it sounds really interesting! :)

[porridgebird]

I totally agree with you on Boat that Rocked! And it's important to get the UK version not the stupid US version which cuts out one of Jack's best scenes (among other things). BOO!!

I loved Ripley, so we disagree there, but we DO agree on the wonderfulness of Peter. Oh my yes. Words fail.

Here's a couple more:

Wyvern Mystery. Must see. Don't get any spoilers first.

That Deadwood Feeling. Insane. Must see.

Thanks for this post!! Jack Davenport rocks ♥

[txorakeriak]

Wow, I didn't know the US version was different from the UK one! Don't those people know that it's never a good idea to cut out scenes from a British comedy? BOO indeed!

I would have preferred The Talented Mr Ripley if the characters (except Jack's and, to some extent, Cate's) weren't so damned hysterical all the time. And I don't mean hysterical in a funny way. *shudders*

Is Wyvern Mystery available on DVD in Europe? Because then I'll buy it right now! :)

Thanks for the other rec, too, I shall check it out! :D Jack rocks indeed! :D

[porridgebird]

Boat That Rocks - Not just cutting out scenes - but the scenes they chose to cut out! For example that scene you posted a picture of - THAT is one of them. Can you imagine? Of all scenes to cut?

Ripley - I guess it just struck me differently (I'm addicted to it ♥). But we still agree 100% on Peter!

(P.S. Check your LJ messenger thingie.)

[txorakeriak]

WTF? They cut out THAT scene???? O___O IDIOTS! I really don't get it. Is the US version shorter than the UK one, then, or did they leave other stuff in?

[tweedie]

The first time i ever saw Jack Davenport i said 'he should play Arthur Dent', when a few years later they announced they were making a film version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy i knew that he should get the lead. He didn't, the film was crap, i still say if he'd been cast then it would have been great.

I can't really recommend any films he has been in but there are a couple of tv shows his wife appeared in which i loved. The Book Group is a Channel 4 series (2 seasons i think) from quite a few years ago where she played one of three WAGs that join a book group started up by an American woman who has just moved to Scotland, and if i remember rightly one of the characters - a nedish hard guy football nut - starts having an affair with her husband. It's been years since i saw it but it was a great show.

Then there is Green Wing, another Channel 4 show, kind of a British version of Scrubs. She plays a crazy hospital staff liason officer Sue White (http://www.

[txorakeriak]

LOL, I haven't read the book or seen the film, so I can't say whether Jack is ideal for the role or not, but I can safely say that I would have watched the film if he had been in it! :D

I've heard about "Green Wing", though I haven't seen any of it. But I once saw her in an episode of "My Family", if I remember correctly - the one where Ben needs a dentist. She's the assistant of Roger Bailey, who later gets a bigger role in the series. It was very amusing to see her because I never knew she was in the series, so I was all "OMG, it's JackDav's wife!" XD

[txorakeriak]

OMG, you haven't seen any of these???? ANY? Not even Pirates of the Caribbean or The Boat That Rocked? OMG! You need to watch them. All of them. I mean it! :D

[classics_lover]

I have seen (and own most) of those.

I agree with a lot of what you say here - I loved Jack's accent in the Moth so much. I remember hearing him sulk that nobody wants him to do accents on some DVD commentary and then I saw this and I wondered why nobody else was asking him to do accents. Then I saw Swingtown and his atrocious American accent. Which was so bad I forgot he *could* do good ones like in the audiobook of The Supernaturalist^^And Gypsy Woman is one of those low-budget films that just gets under your skin with great acting and strong characters going from utter rejection of anything outside their sphere of knowledge to utter acceptance. And with a soundtrack made of win

[txorakeriak]

Ah, I need to re-watch The Moth soon, I miss his adorable accent so much! It was such a surprise the first time I watched the film because I didn't know he was speaking with a different accent in it!

Many people have told me that his accent in Swingtown was bad, but we've established that he can do accents, so maybe it was the director's fault? XDDD

YES! Gypsy Woman is definitely all that! And it looks a lot less low-budget than it is! I really liked the colour editing that was done on the landscape shots. Very pretty scenery. And I know it's silly, but in my opinion the haircut Jack has as Leon suits him best. :)

I like the way he gave depth and thought to what was really an ancillary character That is really the best part about the film, and one of the many reasons why Jack is one of my favourite actors