A little lightweight, but overall Me and Orson Welles is a well made and enjoyable movie. The stand out performance is from Christian McKay as Welles. He is excellent as the young genius at the height of his powers directing Julius Caesar. Zac Efron does his best as the aspiring novice actor and the supporting cast are terrific. Richard Linklater's direction, on a limited budget, captures not only the period, but all the complications of putting on a play. I cannot remember the staging of theatre so well constructed in a movie.
Alison only comes to see a film once or twice a year, so I was very glad she came with me to see Sherlock Holmes. It was good fun, action packed and the sets were great. Roberts Downey Jr and Jude Law were a passable double act and Guy Ritchie's direction showed just what he can do.
The best sequence from Nine was that which made the greater part of the trailer. This was the stand out song "Go Italian" performed by Fergie, the vocalist from some band called Black Eyed Peas. No wonder they used it for the trailer. The rest of the songs from this hugely disappointing musical were awful. The drama in between was OK, but it was interrupted by the most boring songs you could imagine. Although the staging was stylish and extravagant, the characters soon became predictably pathetic. Even Daniel Day Lewis in the lead role of Guido soon loses interest and is gratingly repetitive. Marion Collitard is the best actor in the movie, she does wonders as the wife, and Judy Dench does what she can in her few scenes. But how the movie gets a Golden Globe nomination I do not know. Maybe for best trailer?
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