I can't claim to have impeccable taste in movies. I have paid to watch films like Karate Kid 2 (oh-my-gawd) and Going the Distance, after all. But once in a while, I stumble unto something intelligent AND watchable --- a feat increasingly rare in today's films. You will not have learned of this movie. It didn't even show here in the country. Sige, aaminin ko, the only reason I even bought this film is because James McAvoy is in it. And maybe because Helen Mirren was nominated in this year's Oscar's for Best Actress. I'm thankful for this 2 very shallow reasons though because it led me to finding a movie that, in my opinion, competently portrayed the conflicted life of the famed Leo Tolstoy. As a litgeek, of course I know who Leo Tolstoy is. I could name his novels and essays, and maybe, perhaps, infer on a couple of reasons why he was such a big man in Russia. But the truth is, I haven't read War and Peace. It makes for such an excellent doorstopper that I h
Uy. I was in Fully Booked-Promenade yesterday and I saw this black hardcover book by Terry Pratchett (tama ba) and Neil Gaiman. Collaboration effect. Diba favorite mo yung mga yun? :D
ReplyDeleteYes, petit. Thanks for remembering. But I can't process excitement right now. I'm still.. well, stunned.
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No problem. Glad to be of service. :D
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