Last Film You Watched? #2

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Goujon said:
Anyone else who loved the book very sad that the film version of "Where the Crawdads Sing" has been fairly universally panned?
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I thought this might be the case. I had my reservations about the actress cast as she’s nothing like the description in the book. It’s one of my favourite books so it’s such a shame if the film is rubbish!
 
1x2x3x4x said:
I thought this might be the case. I had my reservations about the actress cast as she’s nothing like the description in the book. It’s one of my favourite books so it’s such a shame if the film is rubbish!
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One of the big criticisms I have read is that everything looks too pretty and that you don't get a feel for the complete and utter poverty and hardship that Kya lived through. Seemingly Daisy Edgar Jones is good as Kya and does great with the accent but is let down by the rest of the film
 
Goujon said:
One of the big criticisms I have read is that everything looks too pretty and that you don't get a feel for the complete and utter poverty and hardship that Kya lived through. Seemingly Daisy Edgar Jones is good as Kya and does great with the accent but is let down by the rest of the film
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Saw this at the weekend, it's actually pretty good. I think a lot of the people slating it weren't fans of the book or didn't read the book.

The film sticks pretty well to the book and the performances are all very good. David Straithairn as the lawyer is good and Daisy Edgar Jones as Kya is absolutely fantastic. Her accent is impeccable. I will say it does all look a bit idealised and pretty. Kya looks like she has stepped out of a magazine with perfect dresses and faux-shabby clothes. And the shack looks "cosy" rather than what it was in the book, which was a dilapidated shithole.

But if you liked the book, go see it, you will enjoy it.
 
Goujon said:
Saw this at the weekend, it's actually pretty good. I think a lot of the people slating it weren't fans of the book or didn't read the book.

The film sticks pretty well to the book and the performances are all very good. David Straithairn as the lawyer is good and Daisy Edgar Jones as Kya is absolutely fantastic. Her accent is impeccable. I will say it does all look a bit idealised and pretty. Kya looks like she has stepped out of a magazine with perfect dresses and faux-shabby clothes. And the shack looks "cosy" rather than what it was in the book, which was a dilapidated shithole.

But if you liked the book, go see it, you will enjoy it.
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I loved the book. Thanks for doing a review. x
 
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