News of the world is a gem in the rough. Its a well made period drama of a new reader with a past who meets an native American girl who is left astray during the American revolutionary wars and purging of native Americans.
I only wish the movie was better promoted!
Tom hanks and Helena Zengel steal the show, both are adorable on screen and never break the façade. Many period elements are well captured but since its a novel adaptation - eventhough it introduced some fresh plot angles, it has myriad of clichés introduced to us through films in the past.
News of the world falls a little short in telling a more influential story to its audience. At the end of the movie I felt a need for a better closure than what the picture delivered for the lives of these two characters.
Its on Netflix, its better than 90% of the content offered by the provider. Definitely worth a watch if you like western drama and of course Tom hanks :)
I only wish the movie was better promoted!
Tom hanks and Helena Zengel steal the show, both are adorable on screen and never break the façade. Many period elements are well captured but since its a novel adaptation - eventhough it introduced some fresh plot angles, it has myriad of clichés introduced to us through films in the past.
News of the world falls a little short in telling a more influential story to its audience. At the end of the movie I felt a need for a better closure than what the picture delivered for the lives of these two characters.
Its on Netflix, its better than 90% of the content offered by the provider. Definitely worth a watch if you like western drama and of course Tom hanks :)