Thursday, June 30, 2011

Movie review – “Sleeping Beauty” (2011) **1/2

Not my cup of tea but not as bad as people have said – it really hit a nerve. Critics are always whining about wanting something bold and new but when something comes along that is and they don’t like it, they tear it a new one. I think people were threatened by the passive heroine, and found her hard to understand. I didn't mind that so much.

Striking to look at, Emily Browning is very charismatic and great to look at (if not such a brilliant actor). Some of the dialogue and scenes did make me giggle but there's some great bits too - the menace of Chris Haywood, having the pipe shoved down the throat, the overall mood.

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