Monday, February 2, 2015

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds, Lee Pace, Mark Strong, and Shirley Henderson.

This is a little gem of a movie that I'd never heard of but Jess - through her friend - introduced me to it and initially I wouldn't have really cared about it until I read who was in it.  Based on the actors and actresses in this movie is the only reason I watched it and was hugely rewarded from that.

This is a subtly built romantic movie that doesn't go all overboard as most romantic movies do.  This movie is more concerned with characters and the gimmick of the one day set up than solely focusing the normal romantic cliches that seem to dominate most romantic movies.  This movie is very focused and paced like a play, which is not a bad thing because it means every scene matters and isn't just thrown in there for sake of being funny, witty, or flashy.  Every scene matters in this movie, every line of dialogue is there for a reason, nothing is wasted.  And the chemistry between the love interests is believable and is what helps to elevate this movie into a truly great romantic movie.  The actors and actresses completely buy into and sell their characters making this movie a very underrated and little seen movie that needs to be seen and talked about more.

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