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The Virgin Queen (1955)
Bette Davis does well to drag this donkey over the hill
A passable effort for this type of historical drama. Although the scenes are a bit paint by numbers. The laying down of the cape for Lizzy I to tromp on looks like it was filmed on the set of Gilligan's Island. The confected emnity between Raleigh and Sir Eyepatch also lacked fizz. But the thing that I found most baffling was the way QEI walked around as if something large and pointy had lodged in a place best not mentioned in polite company. What method school acting technique was she channeling?
She scuttled about like a severely constipated John Wayne. Or a Dalek at a fancy dress ball.
Watch it if you have nothing better to do.
The Lighthouse (2019)
A very long bum fight.
All the ingredients for an engrossing piece of cinema are there. Good acting, mood, direction. Alas the script becomes a series of long monologues without apparent meaning and some intimate moments probablt best left off camera. Notable performaces from the weather and the seabirds. Perhaps I am missing something.
Avenue 5 (2020)
Fawlty Towers in space.
Another fine effort from Mr. Iannucci. Rav's hair is profoundly ridiculous as are all the characters. If you hate this show that's fine, not understanding something doesn't neccessarily make it bad.