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Ferrari (2023)
7 1/2 stars, really... Penelope Cruz was amazing!
Saw this at the Viennale in Vienna today.
Penelope Cruz is a gem as Laura. Woodley somehow plays the same character in everything she's cast in. I think she's got talent, but how can you tell at this point? Driver was okay. The bad accents by the American actors took a while getting used to, but at 135min, there is plenty time for that.
The real stars were the cars and the driving scenes of course - and they were absolutely stunning!
I'm not a big action movie person, but these scenes were so well done, I'd get into the Fast & Furious franchise if it was done by this crew.
As far as the story goes: it's well done, there is enough meat there in Enzo's personal life and the goings-on around the infamous '57 Mille Miglia that audiences who aren't only going for the car race will be satisfied.
But Penelope Cruz carries the non-car-stuff on her shoulders, really. She's a powerhouse actress and for some reason I seem to forget it time and time again until I see another movie with her in it and am surprised at how good she is. I shouldn't be surprised - nobody should be. She's always great... but here, she's at the top of her game.
A Discovery of Witches (2018)
Okay as a series, a bit boring at times, bad acting
I'm all for frivolous fantasy shows and this is an okay watch. I just don't understand why an actor of Matthew Goode's caliber (or Lindsay Duncan for that matter) would agree to be in this - and act badly to boot. Matthew (the character) was so bland, it was almost comical and Matthew (the actor) was shrouded in an aura of "I'd rather be anywhere but here, doing anything else but this".
But I thought the "Rome" mini-reunion was a nice touch.
I was thinking I might give the books a go when I started watching Season 1, and I am halfway through Season 3 (I could blame it on the constant lockdowns in Austria, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't be watching this regardless) - so I didn't abandon a mediocre show, but I'm put off now. It's gotten really boring.