Well what an experience. I’m not going to go thorough all the great things about this production. Instead there are just three points I would like to make:
Anne Hathaway was simply outstanding – without her raw and powerful performance the whole film would have sunk into a an abyss of pity – instead Hathaway’s breath taking performance you wanted to find out what happens. Beyond Hathaway there were some wonderful performances from virtually every cast member – apart from:
Amanda Seyfried – she is the one actresses that really could have been helped by pre recording – her voice has, what I believe is a timbre, which after a while I found annoying. This was a real shame;
The final point, and I don’t think this fault of the film but rather the production, boy was it too long – I think it is nearly 2 & half hours – just too long. Perhaps on the stage it works but not on the big screen.
Given all these things it was still a fantastic film, with a stunning production and an enjoyable experience, if only half an hour shorter.
Simon Marchini
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