Aside from the extremely impressive cast, I'd not
felt much of an urge to see this film. In fact, each
December, we film reviewers are swimming in
screenings -- so I passed this one up. But, as you
probably already know, "The Hours" is an academy
award nominee for best picture. This coupled with
much well-saying about the film, I took the time to
see it at a local theater.
Unfortunately, the picture failed to capture me. I
found it slow, drab, and bordering on melodramatic.
With such a lush array of talented players, I could
only empathize with one character - a young boy whose
name isn't among the well known. Sadly, his
screentime is limited. Nicole Kidman's nose also
provides a source of distraction. Lastly, the
repetitive needling score becomes tiresome and
tedious.
On the other hand, the film aptly and artfully
sets spinning three separate stories in three
separate time periods. The initiation of this is
quite impressive and dazzling. Additionally, the
threads that tie them together are sewn tight. Among
a great deal of mediocre dialogue, a sparkling line
or two crops up. And, to be fair, my guest greatly
enjoyed the picture.
It's a tale of suicidal tendencies with the feel
of "Far From
Heaven," which is another film I didn't
enjoy.
(This film viewed at Alhambra's Edwards Renaissance Stadium
14)
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