Hey everybody, sorry I haven't written anything for so long. Anyway this past weekend I've seen two interesting movies; About A Boy and Princess D (which is in Chinese). About A Boy is so funny and I definitely recommend it. Knowing Hugh Grant's persona in the media you'd expect this to be the perfect role for him but I like him in these kind of roles. If it's really how he is then so be it, this is after all just a movie. Of course being that the movie is also based on Nick Hornby's book, it's just simply a character. Anyway moving on, yeah so the character is kind of like a jerk but once he begins to be the father figure to Nicholas Hoult's character Marcus you can't help not liking him. He's even funnier as he embarrasses himself. I also really liked Nicholas Hoult because he was nice and natural in his role. Sometimes you see younger actors who just can't seem to embrace a role but he managed not to do that. I could believe he was that outsider who never felt as if he belonged. Or when he has the crush on the girl, what he says about being with her sure was basic fiction (great writing on Nick Hornby's part) but you could believe it. A kid who could think like an adult should. Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult both had good chemistry with each other, that's what made the movie so enjoyable along with the performances from Toni Collette and Rachel Weisz. Definitely go see it.
Princess D, I feel my opinion is a little biased, but it was the nice sort of sappy stuff I like. In addition I found that Lee Sin Je was very adorable and natural in the movie as Ling. I seem to always identify with these kind of characters, the troubled soul who is able to find some way to survive and possesses such a fantastical but to themself real dream. The scene with the empty field that had the ferris wheel was like heaven. I also liked both Daniel Wu and Edison Chen; they did reasonably well as the brothers Joker and Kid who collaborate on the video game Princess D when the company that Joker worked at didn't accept it. It was the usual kind of device, having them be total opposites but that's the way it's supposed to be when you want to really make a point. Wu's character Joker was more of the upright, good guy who experienced his playful side with Lee's character Ling. Edison's character Kid (as obvious by the name) was the younger brother who would rather sleep and chat on ICQ then pursue a direction in his life. As usual, Joker ends up realizing sometimes you have to go after your dream kind of thing and Kid realized that he had to grow up and etc. If it sounds interesting to you then see it. It's in Cantonese but there are English subtitles.
Hey everybody, sorry I haven't written anything for so long. Anyway this past weekend I've seen two interesting movies; About A Boy and Princess D (which is in Chinese). About A Boy is so funny and I definitely recommend it. Knowing Hugh Grant's persona in the media you'd expect this to be the perfect role for him but I like him in these kind of roles. If it's really how he is then so be it, this is after all just a movie. Of course being that the movie is also based on Nick Hornby's book, it's just simply a character. Anyway moving on, yeah so the character is kind of like a jerk but once he begins to be the father figure to Nicholas Hoult's character Marcus you can't help not liking him. He's even funnier as he embarrasses himself. I also really liked Nicholas Hoult because he was nice and natural in his role. Sometimes you see younger actors who just can't seem to embrace a role but he managed not to do that. I could believe he was that outsider who never felt as if he belonged. Or when he has the crush on the girl, what he says about being with her sure was basic fiction (great writing on Nick Hornby's part) but you could believe it. A kid who could think like an adult should. Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult both had good chemistry with each other, that's what made the movie so enjoyable along with the performances from Toni Collette and Rachel Weisz. Definitely go see it.