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We saw "The Artist" this weekend
Jan. 30th, 2012 03:06 pmThe movie got a bunch of nominations and lo we had a kid-free afternoon so we went. I was underwhelmed. 2/5 stars. It's a one-trick pony: they made a silent film in 2011. Yay. And...?
It's not even a particularly good silent film, as it is really about the fall of the silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) as the world transitions from silent films to talkies and a young new star - Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) - who rises with them. As a character pic I liked it even less, though I don't think that's any of the actors' faults. All of them give excellent performances. Doing a complex character with no dialog is a skill not commonly found these days. It's pretty completely the script's fault.
( Spoilery explanation here )
It's not even a particularly good silent film, as it is really about the fall of the silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) as the world transitions from silent films to talkies and a young new star - Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) - who rises with them. As a character pic I liked it even less, though I don't think that's any of the actors' faults. All of them give excellent performances. Doing a complex character with no dialog is a skill not commonly found these days. It's pretty completely the script's fault.
( Spoilery explanation here )
