Mitzi Pepall

This turned up on my desktop so I watched it. Not my usual cuppa but I found it wonderful It is really a story of friendship and love. Lupita N'iongo is perfectly divine. I had never seen her in a film before. I was entranced and moved. Her friend who tags along with her, unwelcome at first, is a young British actor who I had never seen before either: Joseph Quinn. Marvelousl actor. The two of them were what "The Play" is all about. How to enchant an audience. It is not really a horror story although it is horrifying. It is story of friendship and love. So glad I came across it and these two fine actors.

It is a great little film. A strange tale. The two stars are marvellous especially "Eileen."

It was so weird i got a bit bored and fed up so took a break. But the story began to evolve, as did the heroine. In the end I felt so happy I had watched the whole thing. Mind you, I don't agree one bit with the whole feminist premise. But within that and in spite of that, it was a very human tale full of heart. Emma Stone was wonderful. Everyone in it was wonderful. Even Ruffalo who I cannot stand. But he played the part of a guy who no one could stand for long so that all worked out.

This is so bad I just stopped watching. Horrible script. Story drags and dribbles on with characters wandering around the plot. Someone just tell me whodunnit and why.

Ultimately it disappointed. First two episodes were good, but the whole middle section was way too long with a lot of repeated flashbacks. Over and over. Then it picked up for a while. But the last episode??? --completely bombed. Ridiculous ending. Gyllenhaal is good. As is Peter Saarsgard, and Bill Camp. It was impossible to imagine the supposed femme fatale leading to obsession. She was plain, and seemed merely annoying. Ruth Negga was extremely irritating. Too bad. The writers should learn to write a good script.

Broke my heart seeing her in pain and so vulnerable. She is so raw and honest. Such a phenomenon. Such a talent. Although not a fan of that kind of music, I watched a few specials and found her engaging and funny and even thrilling. God bless you, Celine. I hope you gain back some of your strength so you can perform.

Wish I had seen this in Grade10 when we studied MacBeth. But years later, while I love Shakepeare still, the film just didn't cut it for grown-up me. Some marvelous scenes, mind you. I particularly enjoyed the witches scenes. And the mood and sets were ace. But both Denzell Washington and Frances MacDormand were hopeless. Denzel has been very dramatic in nearly all of his films so why make him such a drudge here? I put it down to bad direction. MacDormand was worse. All her old expressions and mugging used in all her other films turned up here. Hee soliloquy, "The raven himself..." was a complete bore when it should have shivered our timbers. Didn't make it for me. And it all seemed to happen in three days, this huge arc of ambition, realization, and downfall. It is tricky to give a film a proper sense of time and Cohen failed here. But overall, I still enjoyed it. Was beautiful to look at, and, let's face it, Shakespeare can really write a great script.

Started out great. Some interesting episodes. But the last few were dragged out and I spent most of the time fast-forwarding through a lot of sentimental boring scenes of people gazing at each other. I liked Edgerton a lot but even he bored me to tears at the end. It is a problem with many series. They are too darned long.

I started watching this because of Vicky McClure and ended up quite disliking her because of this long drawn-out idiotic melodrama with lots of looooooong faces, and stuppppid conversations. Dear gawd, I thought, when will it end. If it has been three episodes it might have been slightly better, but maybe not. Avoid at your peril. Vicky needs to make better choices.

Rylance is a master in this clever tale with lots of twists and turns that deeply satisfy. Johnny flynn excellent as a horrible criminal. A nice turn away from Mr Knightly, where he excelled. Hated the beginning with all the swearing. Had to bear up to get to the good bits.