Frankly, my dear, I didn't see much of this movie. The dialogue is faux Shakespeare. And the boys are more beautiful than the girls. Douglas Booth should have played Juliet. Hailee would have made a great Romeo.
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3 Reviews
To Catch a Thief
(1955)
Escape to the south of France
16 June 2017
This has become one of my personal favorites: gorgeous actors, gorgeous costumes, gorgeous French Riviera scenery. What's not to like?
Favorite stuff:
Flower Market chase. Notice how the colors of the costumes and flowers conjure up the Red, White and Blue of the French flag. (This color motif is used throughout the movie.)
Dialog:
Grace Kelly says Grant is just not believable as a rough lumberman from the Big Northwest. Grant: "I must remember to yell 'Timber' occasionally."
After Kelly and Grant spend a romantic night watching fireworks, her mother's jewels go missing. An angry Kelly says to Grant, "I called the police from your room and told them who you are and what you did tonight." Grant: "Everything? The boys must have enjoyed that down at headquarters." The visuals during that line? Kelly, who has been playing with an umbrella, unconsciously points it directly at Grant's crotch.
Too delicious.
Favorite stuff:
Flower Market chase. Notice how the colors of the costumes and flowers conjure up the Red, White and Blue of the French flag. (This color motif is used throughout the movie.)
Dialog:
Grace Kelly says Grant is just not believable as a rough lumberman from the Big Northwest. Grant: "I must remember to yell 'Timber' occasionally."
After Kelly and Grant spend a romantic night watching fireworks, her mother's jewels go missing. An angry Kelly says to Grant, "I called the police from your room and told them who you are and what you did tonight." Grant: "Everything? The boys must have enjoyed that down at headquarters." The visuals during that line? Kelly, who has been playing with an umbrella, unconsciously points it directly at Grant's crotch.
Too delicious.
Becoming Cary Grant
(2017)
Nothing new here
13 June 2017
Disappointing doc. Doesn't really tell us anything new about Cary Grant. The filmmakers had access to his private films, but present no context for us to interpret them. (Mostly shots of pretty actresses. Was he auditioning future lovers?) The footage of his mother is interesting. You can't help but look at her footage for signs of mental illness. He had serious mommy issues, but why didn't he have serious daddy issues, too? (His dad had abandoned the family and started a new family with someone else.) Betsy Drake recommended LSD treatment to him, which gave him great insight into his relationships with women. (i guess old-fashioned "talk therapy" wasn't cool back then?) When his Eureka moment happened, we aren't told WHEN. Before Dyan Cannon? Before his last marriage to Barbara?
I would recommend this documentary to people who don't know nuttin' about him. For people familiar with his films and biography, not so much.
I would recommend this documentary to people who don't know nuttin' about him. For people familiar with his films and biography, not so much.
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