Reviews

Just finished ep7. An unrelenting rush to destruction. Not even the winners could be envied. This play is about animals rutting in a political trough.

Nicholas Galitzine plays the ingenu no longer. Within the ensemble, he's a beautiful, weak, psychopathic puppet, who fails because he thinks he's cleverer than the puppet master, his mother. This is his 14th film/tv role and his grittiest. He has the range, the charisma, the acting chops to climb to the top perch. I hope he soon gets the role that will push him from 'wow' to 'superstar'.

Julianne Moore plays a woman who doesn't need to quibble about pronouns to rule. Rule? She rocks.

Tony Curran gives a sly performance, allowing a brilliant humanity to peep though cracks in the orgy.

All of the cast deserve mention, it was a flawless ensemble.

Would you enjoy a sexy romp on the Titanic as it was cracking apart and sliding under? This show was a bit like that, the atmosphere was so fraught it overpowered any loveliness in the frequent coupling.

Breaking Dawn is my favorite of the four books. This is a good film of the book, delightfully capturing the essence of the first half with little detour from the source. I was pleased enough to see it in two consecutive sessions today. There's a generous sprinkling of humor amid the drama and the story sprinted to make the two hours seems very short. I could have happily sat longer for a more detailed exploration of the characters and their relationships, especially amongst the wolves. I can't imagine what people will experience without knowing the saga fairly well beforehand. I've read some negative reviews and find it amusing that anyone not caring for the previous films would see this... more fool them. My thanks to the cast and crew for bringing the book to life on the screen. I wish part 2 wasn't so far away.