There’s a great old joke in Hollywood. “Who do I have to fuck to get off this picture?” Well, the joke actually applies to Kevin Spacey and ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD. The big achievement of this film is that Ridley Scott was able to re-cast Christopher Plummer, re-shoot all his scenes (and there were a ton of them), and still get the movie released on time. That was awesome filmmaking. If only the movie itself were better.
Warning: This is another film that critics praised to the heavens so if you disagree with me you’re not alone. But I was disappointed. The title should have been ALL THE ENDINGS IN THE WORLD because every time you thought it was over there were twelve more things to wrap up.
The premise was very intriguing. J. Paul Getty’s grandson was kidnapped in 1973 (true story) and Getty, the richest man in the world (before Ryan Seacrest) wouldn’t pay the ransom. Cool. So now what?
The problem is the two protagonists, Michelle Williams as the boy’s mother, and Mark Wahlberg at Getty’s assigned handler of her basically just react. They sit and wait for the phone to ring. They travel back and forth between Rome and London to meet with Getty. They raid the kidnappers hideout… after they’ve left. And even then, they stay behind in the car. The rule of thumb in a taut thriller is that months don't go by.
Otherwise we see that J. Paul Getty was a despicable human being. Duh! Christopher Plummer gave such a good performance I’m now hoping the director of BEYOND THE SEA will go back and replace Kevin Spacey with him as Bobby Darin.
Michelle Williams fulfilled the Oscar-bait role as the strong but sensitive mother, and Mark Wahlberg was one note the entire film. The kidnapped kid was played by Charlie Plummer (no relation to Chris, so don’t get that confused Academy voters).
To me, a way better movie would have been watching Ridley Scott scramble to re-shoot and edit the film in time for Christmas release. That at least had some tension and a ticking clock.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2mlVtdk
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Warning: This is another film that critics praised to the heavens so if you disagree with me you’re not alone. But I was disappointed. The title should have been ALL THE ENDINGS IN THE WORLD because every time you thought it was over there were twelve more things to wrap up.
The premise was very intriguing. J. Paul Getty’s grandson was kidnapped in 1973 (true story) and Getty, the richest man in the world (before Ryan Seacrest) wouldn’t pay the ransom. Cool. So now what?
The problem is the two protagonists, Michelle Williams as the boy’s mother, and Mark Wahlberg at Getty’s assigned handler of her basically just react. They sit and wait for the phone to ring. They travel back and forth between Rome and London to meet with Getty. They raid the kidnappers hideout… after they’ve left. And even then, they stay behind in the car. The rule of thumb in a taut thriller is that months don't go by.
Otherwise we see that J. Paul Getty was a despicable human being. Duh! Christopher Plummer gave such a good performance I’m now hoping the director of BEYOND THE SEA will go back and replace Kevin Spacey with him as Bobby Darin.
Michelle Williams fulfilled the Oscar-bait role as the strong but sensitive mother, and Mark Wahlberg was one note the entire film. The kidnapped kid was played by Charlie Plummer (no relation to Chris, so don’t get that confused Academy voters).
To me, a way better movie would have been watching Ridley Scott scramble to re-shoot and edit the film in time for Christmas release. That at least had some tension and a ticking clock.
from By Ken Levine http://ift.tt/2mlVtdk
Breaking News: ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD -- My review - News Paper
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