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i only registered it was the same actor from handsome devil halfway through! he’s wonderful in both films - henry is maybe the more difficult character to play but he was so good in this.
What Nicholas did with just his body language and facial expression on that pontoon/deck on the water thing was incredible. Just watching the fear grow and watch him suddenly shrink into himself was beautifully performed by him.
 
I agree there was so much more they could've done as a series, but as a film, I liked that it stripped it all back to just keep the focus on Alex and Henry no side plots and other people really. They were so good.

they definitely made the right choices for a film i agree! it didn’t feel like anything was lacking but i guess from the book you were aware of the little nuances to the characters. there were a lot of things i didn’t miss too and they made the right calls to cut some things.
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What Nicholas did with just his body language and facial expression on that pontoon/deck on the water thing was incredible. Just watching the fear grow and watch him suddenly shrink into himself was beautifully performed by him.

he was SO GOOD. and that scene was 😭 henry is such an inward character but nicholas did so much acting just with his eyes in this.
 
I agree. Also further proves that the 'only gay actors should play gay roles' is ridiculous
Exactly that's the whole point of it being called acting. It's fair enough when you need certain physical characteristics you have to cast specifically because when someone is a certain ethnicity/race etc. Then fair enough you need to cast right. But sexuality can be acted. Hence how many closeted gay guys can hide their homosexuality, collectively we gays are probably the best actors going as sad as that is.
 
Exactly that's the whole point of it being called acting. It's fair enough when you need certain physical characteristics you have to cast specifically because when someone is a certain ethnicity/race etc. Then fair enough you need to cast right. But sexuality can be acted. Hence how many closeted gay guys can hide their homosexuality, collectively we gays are probably the best actors going as sad as that is.

Exactly. Plus some of the most relatable and moving performances to me have been played by straight actors. And some of the most cliche and unrelatable by gay actors.
 
Exactly. Plus some of the most relatable and moving performances to me have been played by straight actors. And some of the most cliche and unrelatable by gay actors.
That reminds me of something an actress Maxine Peake said once. Something Victoria Wood told her on her first acting job (dinnerladies), it was something about Maxine being northern, don't act it. Because northern actors can ham it up playing northern and make it cliche and not natural.

It was something like that.
 
For the book readers, did you read Henry's bonus chapter too?

I think they should've touched on
him renouncing his title
in the movie. I'm just trying to imagine the scenes if Prince Harry or William were on stage with a President Elect during their victory speech when they're supposed to be politically neutral. The Daily Mail would be fuming 😂
 
I think my favourite scene is immediately after the red room when they're joking about being hard and then bump into his mum and the prime minister.

It captures that rush and excitement of when you've just connected
 
I think my favourite scene is immediately after the red room when they're joking about being hard and then bump into his mum and the prime minister.

It captures that rush and excitement of when you've just connected
Like Stonehenge!

"You're Royal Hardness" 5*

The euphemisms, and jokes and one liners throughout were exquisite.

My personal favourite...

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I'm pretty sure they'd just eaten. 😆😆

I loved the editing of the polo scene and that shed or whatever it was. Like they symbolism of the polo match. Beautiful.

I could just wax lyrical about this film for ages, haven't felt this way about a film in ages. That I just love it so much. So completely. The first Kingsman film might be the last film I saw that I truly adored in this same complete way.

I've not seen Barbie or Oppenheimer, but I'm pretty certain RW&RB > Barbie and Oppenheimer combined. And I'm not open to debate this. 😆😆
 
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