This wasn't a box office hit which is a shame because there are so many good things about it: the script is bright, smart and funny; Tina Fey is very good and ideally cast in a role that pushes her; there's impressive production details; it has a fresh take on the war in Afghanistan.
The casting of some of the support roles jarred. Maybe in real life Martin Freeman is suave and charming but to me he came across as Martin Freeman wearing a beard and a fake Scottish accent trying to be suave and charming. Margot Robbie felt too young, too pretty and too fake-English-accent for her part (which really required someone who looked as though they'd Been Around). I really wish the parts played by Alfred Molina and Christopher Abbott had been played by real Afghanis. I know (or at least can guess) why they weren't, but for this film I wish things had seemed more authentic.
I had no problems with Billy Bob Thornton, or Steve Peacocke - my main gripe for the latter was the reveal that he was Canadian... but they don't follow it up (it felt as though it needed a few other lines or something).
Still, it was a first rate movie, another impressive effort from the teams of Fey-Robert Carlock and Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (who directed).
No comments:
Post a Comment