Did you know Edit. Trivia Benedict Cumberbatch originally wanted to shave his head to better portray a man dying of cancer, but wasn't allowed as he was filming "Sherlock" at the time.
Quotes [last lines] James : So I raise a morphine toast to you. User reviews 34 Review. Top review. Heartbreaking Art-house-cinema. Great film, powerful and moving. If you enjoy slow-paced, poetic storytelling and are not opposed to the odd figurative metaphor this is definitely a good tip.
Anyway, at first I was frustrated because I didn't understand a lot of the dialogue. But the subtitles distracted me from the scenes and so I turned them off. I only realized about half-way through the film that it was really quite unimportant what they were talking about. It was the mood that counted, the emotions and the dynamics between the characters. To me, their emotional journey was beautifully illustrated and underlined by the gradual loss of their luggage - their worldly possessions, so to say - and artificial means of help, leaving them literally on their own with barely anything besides their naked emotions in the end, and here only the stuff that really mattered.
I think one can safely say that the film truly "boils down" to its ending. Here I have to say that ALL actors were brilliant.
The breathtaking Benedict Cumberbatch might have had the leading role and the most screen time in total but EVERYBODY did a fantastic job at showing the conflicting emotions that occur in this kind of situation. I also thought that everything was pretty realistic, thanks to a fabulous script.
The anger, being envious of the people around you for the time they still have, the regret and bitterness but also the peace and the feeling of security that comes with knowing your destination are all feelings that one can relate to. Besides, the film was beautifully shot and edited. The quiet pictures of the sea or of birds wheeling overhead alternating with the scenes of emotional tension, the soundtrack Anyway, prepare a big box of tissues if you plan to sit through this one.
BC's performance will break your heart. FAQ 1. What kind of cancer does James have? Details Edit. Release date June 25, United States. United Kingdom. Official site Official site Japan. Barafundle Bay. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 32 minutes.
Related news. Cast announced for Billie Piper directing debut 'Rare Beasts', shoot begins. Sep 11 ScreenDaily. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. Instead, I was shocked to see how utterly incoherent the story was those who went with me needed me to explain what was happening over and over.
I was also angry at the revolting images in the movie that are pure David Lynch such as the slaves with their eyelids sewn shut, the closeups of the sore on the Baron's face and much more. None of them had much to do but stand around as the special effects whizzed by! In light of all these things and the lavish budget, I give this movie a score of ONE. I think given the money and acting talent, even Ed Wood, Jr. After all, DUNE was an amazing and intelligent book--this movie was just a self-indulgent mess and it totally ignored the terrific plot--focusing more on irrelevant details and disgusting images!!
Now I didn't think Dune was completely awful, but it is rather disappointing. That said, it is a somewhat interesting failure, not in how bad or good it is but what it could have been. Starting with the good things, the production values are superb and actually elevate the film. The costume and set design are spot on, while the special effects are stunning. While Max Von Sydow and Patrick Stewart are quite weird in their roles, they are weird in a good way as they are very enjoyable here.
And Francesca Annis is gorgeous. However, everything else doesn't work. First off, I didn't think David Lynch was the right director for this. But when I think of Lynch, I think of haunting and surrealistic, not taking a mammoth book and condensing it into a three hour movie.
Granted, I do not go against directors who do something different once in a while, but this didn't feel like Lynch. Speaking of the length, I think 3 hours is not enough to do justice to this wonderful book, it should have been at least a 5 or 6 hour mini-series, and the pacing is often stodgy. The script is awful mostly, often cheesy and dull and the story feels bloated and skimmed over, taking elements that were so good in the book and either poorly exploring them or leaving them out entirely.
At times it wasn't very easy to follow either. The music score is mostly mediocre, while I was both surprised and disappointed at how much overacting there was, Von Sydow and Stewart aside. Kyle McLachlan is a bland lead, while the rest of the cast try to make amends for the script and fail spectacularly.
All in all, a big disappointment and a interesting failure. Dune can never and will never attain the popularity of Star Wars. It has however attained a certain cult status with some most esoteric science fiction fans. As simply as I can put it there's some really good narcotic out on a desert planet and the stuff is called Melange. It enhances your mind better than psychedelics do and it can really make you travel by folding space.
Imagine by bending the fabric of the universe a bit you can wind up on a planet in the Andromeda galaxy. Powerful stuff, everybody wants it. He's got to fight some others who have it and want it and some really nasty battleship size worms to do it.
Speaking of those worms, couldn't imagine what in their desert environment these babies could eat other than stray humanoids. But it ain't the Star Wars cycle.
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