Tag: James Purefoy
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I’ve always found A Knight’s Tale’s lack of popular (or critical) success surprising. Besides the obvious–Heath Ledger when he was still doing the young Mel Gibson thing, only mixed with a more mature Gibson’s consciousness of his charm–it’s absolutely hilarious. Helgeland had a problematic relationship with Gibson, but certainly knew how to write for him…
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I started Solomon Kane with a decidedly negative opinion of James Purefoy. The first twelve to fifteen minutes did nothing to change my mind. Then something happened. The script stopped being so expositive in its dialogue and all of a sudden Purefoy got really good. He kept it up until the end of the film…
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“a monstrous creation ; especially : a work or agency that ruins its originator” Frankenstein. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved October 2, 2008, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Frankenstein I wish I could use the OED, but it doesn’t seem worth thirty bucks. Especially ruins. Two important words for a Frankenstein adaptation. Jed Mercurio does a future Frankenstein,…
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I have a mild affection for Paul W.S. Anderson–or, at least, I think he gets a bad rap. I’ve never been able to easy prove it before, but Resident Evil certainly helps my argument for Anderson’s effectiveness as a director. The film opens with a nine or so minute tease, establishing the situation, then goes…
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