| Topic: | The Invisible Woman | |
| Posted by: | Susan Kelly | |
| Date/Time: | 21/02/14 16:28:00 |
| This story of Dicken's infatuation with eighteen-year-old Ellen Tiernan is unexpectedly leaden with the dialogue, in particular, lacking sparkle. The affair has been known about for some time but this version paints Ellen's mother as pimping her to this middle-aged celeb, which is disconcerting. The film is also unbalanced, with the build-up to the affair interminable; Ellen's later life, in a framing device, is also amply covered, while the affair itself is a case of 'blink and you missed it'. Not that there isn't much to enjoy. Joanna Scanlon shines as Catherine Dickens, the obese, neglected wife and mother of his umpteen children, and even bravely allows herself to be glimpsed naked. On one occasion Dickens orders a piece of jewellery for Ellen, only to have the jeweller deliver it to his wife. He makes his wife take it round to Ellen's house, which she does with immense grace, and which puts an end to any possible sympathy one might be tempted to feel for the man. And then there's the spectacularly ill-judged letter that Dickens sends to the Times castigating people for gossiping about his private affairs before announcing his separation from his wife, who learns about this from the paper. Classy! As the film plods along, the men are concealed under acres of facial hair with the lovely Tom Hollander identifiable only by his voice. The reviews were glowing and I was disappointed. Judging by the mutterings as the credits came up, I don't think I was the only one. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Film Reviews 2014 | 10/01/14 17:00:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Railway Man | 10/01/14 17:03:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Railway Man | 10/01/14 19:05:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:The Railway Man | 10/01/14 19:16:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:The Railway Man | 10/01/14 21:13:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:The Railway Man | 11/01/14 09:03:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Railway Man | 11/01/14 09:55:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Railway Man | 11/01/14 12:07:00 | Sara Nathan |
| 12 Years a Slave | 13/01/14 15:47:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Film Reviews 2014 | 16/01/14 11:55:00 | Diana Oneill |
| Re:"Child's Pose" | 18/01/14 20:05:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re: "The act of killing" | 18/01/14 20:58:00 | Joe Conneely |
| The Book Thief | 31/01/14 00:00:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Inside Llewyn Davies | 24/01/14 16:28:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Inside Llewyn Davies | 24/01/14 16:33:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Inside Llewyn Davies | 25/01/14 08:09:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Inside Llewyn Davies | 25/01/14 16:01:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Great Beauty | 25/01/14 17:17:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:The Great Beauty | 25/01/14 18:09:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:The Great Beauty | 25/01/14 22:46:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Inside Llewyn Davies | 25/01/14 18:09:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Inside Llewyn Davies | 30/01/14 13:56:00 | Adam Kimmel |
| Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 18:59:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 19:12:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 19:13:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 19:27:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 21:28:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 22:41:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 02/02/14 22:49:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sad early death of Philip Seymour Hoffman | 03/02/14 07:35:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Invisible Woman | 21/02/14 16:28:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Monuments Men | 21/02/14 17:50:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:The Monuments Men | 23/05/14 19:29:00 | wray green |
| Dallas Buyers Club | 06/03/14 17:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 06/03/14 22:41:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Re:Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 06/03/14 23:21:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 07/03/14 10:03:00 | Vivienne Duggan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 07/03/14 10:59:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 07/03/14 11:11:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Dallas Buyers Club | 07/03/14 13:29:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Dallas Buyers Club | 07/03/14 13:41:00 | Vivienne Duggan |
| The Book Thief | 07/03/14 17:21:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Book Thief | 07/03/14 17:29:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:The Book Thief | 07/03/14 19:25:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:The Book Thief | 07/03/14 22:24:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Grand Hotel Budapest | 12/03/14 23:10:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The Grand Hotel Budapest | 21/03/14 16:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Stranger at the Lake | 13/03/14 22:54:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Stranger at the Lake | 13/03/14 22:56:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Stranger at the Lake | 14/03/14 07:58:00 | Susan Kelly |
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| Re:Her | 21/03/14 17:34:00 | Sara Nathan |
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| Non Stop | 28/03/14 17:01:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Under the Skin | 31/03/14 10:30:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Under the Skin | 31/03/14 12:42:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Past | 12/04/14 17:05:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Past | 12/04/14 18:23:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Calvary | 12/04/14 18:31:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Monument Men | 12/04/14 18:36:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Calvary | 12/04/14 19:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Calvary | 19/04/14 19:45:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:The Past | 12/04/14 19:49:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:The Past | 12/04/14 22:44:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:The Past | 13/04/14 08:58:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The Past | 14/04/14 02:23:00 | Joe Conneely |
| The Lunchbox | 20/04/14 18:07:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The Lunchbox | 24/04/14 16:33:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Two Faces of January | 23/05/14 16:20:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Fading Gigolo | 26/05/14 00:00:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Fading Gigolo | 26/05/14 08:45:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Fading Gigolo | 30/05/14 16:18:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Fading Gigolo | 30/05/14 17:34:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Fading Gigolo | 30/05/14 19:16:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fading Gigolo | 30/05/14 23:31:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fading Gigolo | 31/05/14 07:24:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Two Faces of January | 31/05/14 09:32:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Belle | 05/06/14 19:23:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Belle | 05/06/14 20:49:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Belle | 05/06/14 20:58:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Belle | 27/06/14 16:24:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Cycling with Moliere | 08/07/14 17:33:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Camille Claudel 1915 | 14/07/14 08:30:00 | Joe Conneely |
| The 100-year-old man who climed out of a window and disappeared | 26/07/14 16:37:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:"Turner" | 11/10/14 17:46:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:"Turner" | 19/10/14 12:21:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Wild | 02/11/14 23:32:00 | Sara Nathan |
| This is where I leave you | 02/11/14 23:36:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Imitation Game | 06/11/14 23:12:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The Imitation Game | 07/11/14 08:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:The Imitation Game | 07/11/14 13:47:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:The Imitation Game | 07/11/14 15:50:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:The Imitation Game | 07/11/14 23:01:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Serena | 08/11/14 17:23:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Testament of Youth | 13/11/14 22:40:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Whiplash | 13/11/14 22:44:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Mr Turner | 18/11/14 23:42:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Mr Turner | 19/11/14 08:14:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Mr Turner | 19/11/14 08:54:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:Re:Mr Turner | 19/11/14 16:15:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Mr Turner | 19/11/14 16:48:00 | Joe Conneely |
| The two faces of January | 22/11/14 18:31:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The two faces of January | 22/11/14 19:56:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Belle | 22/11/14 23:00:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Belle | 23/11/14 08:46:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Belle | 23/11/14 13:19:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:Belle | 23/11/14 13:54:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Belle | 23/11/14 16:45:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Mr Turner | 23/11/14 16:53:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Ida | 23/11/14 20:36:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:Ida | 23/11/14 21:15:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Ida | 28/11/14 09:07:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Theory of Everything | 28/11/14 09:14:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The Theory of Everything | 28/11/14 11:19:00 | Sue Buchan |
| Re:The Theory of Everything | 07/01/15 16:27:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Imitation Game | 28/11/14 16:52:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:The Imitation Game | 28/11/14 17:25:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:The Imitation Game | 28/11/14 19:21:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Big Eyes | 28/11/14 22:25:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Paddington | 30/11/14 00:30:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Trash | 30/11/14 00:33:00 | Sara Nathan |
| American Sniper | 30/11/14 00:39:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:American Sniper | 30/11/14 09:15:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Paddington | 30/11/14 09:13:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Paddington | 30/11/14 16:45:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Jimmy's Hall | 30/11/14 22:00:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Jimmy's Hall | 30/11/14 22:31:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Jimmy's Hall | 30/11/14 22:32:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Jimmy's Hall | 01/12/14 09:27:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Re:Re:Re:Jimmy's Hall | 01/12/14 11:27:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Effie Grey | 03/12/14 16:21:00 | Sara Nathan |
| My Old Lady | 05/12/14 16:36:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:My Old Lady | 05/12/14 17:03:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:My Old Lady | 05/12/14 19:18:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Into the Woods | 07/12/14 10:47:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Into the Woods | 07/12/14 11:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Into the Woods | 07/12/14 23:26:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Maps to the Stars | 07/12/14 23:34:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Gone Girl | 12/12/14 22:46:00 | Sara Nathan |
| My Old Lady | 12/12/14 22:50:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Ida | 17/12/14 22:39:00 | Sara Nathan |
| St Vincent | 18/12/14 23:37:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 19/12/14 23:15:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 20/12/14 08:42:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 20/12/14 15:41:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 20/12/14 16:06:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 20/12/14 17:57:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 20/12/14 22:41:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Two days, one night (French with subtitles) | 21/12/14 09:16:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Birdman | 21/12/14 23:48:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Birdman | 22/12/14 08:20:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Selma | 22/12/14 23:45:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Unbroken | 27/12/14 23:06:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Leviathan... | 27/12/14 23:09:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Wakolda | 27/12/14 23:13:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Kidon (French/Hebrew/Russian with subtitles | 31/12/14 00:01:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Dancing in Jaffa (Hebrew/Arabic/English | 31/12/14 23:39:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Exodus | 01/01/15 22:10:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Northern Soul | 01/01/15 22:13:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Set Fire to the Stars | 02/01/15 00:14:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Lego Movie | 03/01/15 11:41:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Half a Yellow Sun | 03/01/15 15:31:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Beat beneath my feet | 03/01/15 17:23:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Foxcatcher | 03/01/15 22:48:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Foxcatcher | 04/01/15 09:13:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Foxcatcher | 04/01/15 16:00:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Ilo Ilo (Singapore/Filipino/english with subtitles in all three!)P | 04/01/15 16:04:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Prisoners of War | 07/01/15 17:49:00 | Peter Millman |
| Re:Prisoners of War | 08/01/15 10:27:00 | Lorna Dodd |
| Whiplash | 13/02/15 16:29:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Still the Enemy Within | 13/02/15 22:40:00 | Chris Hurley |
| Re:Whiplash | 14/02/15 15:18:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Other movies from the 2014 season | 14/02/15 15:21:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Other movies from the 2014 season | 14/02/15 15:24:00 | Sara Nathan |