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Tafty³³³ View member profile	4th April 2021, 12:05 AM Post #1
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,452 User: 5,042	Anthony Hopkins is the clear favourite to win the Best Leading Actor award at the Oscars for this. "A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality." 60wDuQMJl2Q


Tafty³³³ View member profile	4th April 2021, 12:12 AM Post #2
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,452 User: 5,042	I watched this earlier today and WOW. Incredibly powerful, raw and emotional. I was expecting one of those dramas that was award-baity but for whatever reason didn't really "click" for me so I'd end up giving it a 2.5 or 3 out of 5 (on my Letterboxd) or something. But this was so much more than being a generic drama. Anthony Hopkins... just as you think he couldn't possibly give yet another "career defining performance" and he does this!? Just magnificent. Olivia Colman is absolutely PERFECT in this too. I'm genuinely stunned at how much I loved this when I was expecting it to be just bland and generic... Highly recommend! Brilliant.


Nightcrawler View member profile	4th April 2021, 09:19 AM Post #3
All I need is the air I breathe and a place to rest my head. Joined: 13 August 2006 Posts: 4,324 User: 1,109	I really want to see this but didn't know it was out yet. Where did you watch it, Jonjo?


Jαsє View member profile	24th April 2021, 10:04 PM Post #4
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 13 June 2011 Posts: 19,828 User: 14,043	Anthony Hopkins almost had me ugly crying at one point. What an incredible film.


Chez Wombat View member profile	24th April 2021, 10:48 PM Post #5
The owls are not what they seem Pronouns: He/him Joined: 11 July 2009 Posts: 37,131 User: 9,232	One of the best of the Best Picture nominees for sure, and certainly the best acted one. Like I said in the other thread, I very nearly skipped it as the subject is quite close to home for me, but as heartbreaking as it was, they really got the portrayal of it spot on, it was a really innovative move making everything out of order and unclear who was who, really made you empathise fully. I usually don't really like play adaptations into films as...well, they look too much like plays lol (see Fences, Ma Rainey... and One Night in Miami), but this actually translated really well despite the static locations.