Thursday, 28 January 2021

Hope Gap (2019 William Nicholson & scr)

Yes - see. Based on his 1999 play. It's not even a new play. This is how not to do a filmed play. But, I think the real problem with this, other than it being too slow, is Annette Bening. Her accent is distracting - she sounds like a German who's lived in England for twenty years. Getting the accent right - or wrong, rather - means she delivers her lines at 0.2 mph. It's fatal.

No problem with Bill Nighy or Josh O'Connor (still in Price Charles mode, somewhat).

A dull way in which to celebrate having spoken to Alisa Lepselter - we should have watched a Woody Allen.



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