Hi John - A great summary of a film I enjoyed a great deal. Are you aware of the Jimmy Savile connection? A lot of Americans aren't, which means for us Brits, seeing people cosplay Sir Jimmy Crystal in America is a bit queasy, to say the least. But I still think The Bone Temple is a terrific film. :)
Yes, there’s definitely a bit of A Clockwork Orange in there too. But when the “Jimmies” first appear at the end of the previous film, there were gasps in the cinema here in the UK, because of the Savile thing.
I loved it. It was hard to watch, but as a meditation on the conflict between evil and humanism, it was marvelous. I could enjoy seeing O’Connell and Fiennes go at it (in words) for hours.
I recently re-watched Winter Soldier and liked it more than I remembered.
I think that when I first watched it I was disappointed that the plot didn't really make sense but returning to it after a few years I was more willing to accept that the story was ridiculous and enjoy the performances.
Hi John - A great summary of a film I enjoyed a great deal. Are you aware of the Jimmy Savile connection? A lot of Americans aren't, which means for us Brits, seeing people cosplay Sir Jimmy Crystal in America is a bit queasy, to say the least. But I still think The Bone Temple is a terrific film. :)
I just read up on him — had no idea thought the sweatsuits were laddie/droogie references
Yes, there’s definitely a bit of A Clockwork Orange in there too. But when the “Jimmies” first appear at the end of the previous film, there were gasps in the cinema here in the UK, because of the Savile thing.
Nice review do Bone Temple. Jack O’Connell is certainly on a hot streak.
I loved it. It was hard to watch, but as a meditation on the conflict between evil and humanism, it was marvelous. I could enjoy seeing O’Connell and Fiennes go at it (in words) for hours.
The Marvels was very fairly maligned.
My tween nieces and I respectfully disagree
Have them revisit in 10 years. It is one of the least successful MCU films, the zero-gravity cat scene included.
Interesting point. I don't think any Marvel movie ages well, save for Ant-Man.
I recently re-watched Winter Soldier and liked it more than I remembered.
I think that when I first watched it I was disappointed that the plot didn't really make sense but returning to it after a few years I was more willing to accept that the story was ridiculous and enjoy the performances.