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I estimate I've binged this Dworkin-Beattie series about a dozen times. As an adaptation, it's well executed. I keep returning to it not just for Brown's presentation of interesting bits of knowledge of the humanities and physical sciences, but also for the acting and directing of a skilled cast.
Ashley Zukerman (as a young Robert Langdon) is undeniably a proxy for Dan Brown. His knowledge is impressive. As opposed to the Tom Hanks version of Langdon, I feel Zukerman's depiction of a less socially adept Langdon hits the right notes.
For me, the engine that drives the story is the character of Kate/Kat/Katherine, played by Valorie Curry. A tremendous portrayal of a smart, difficult, troubled, contradictory & inscrutable woman who seems to run hot and cold, as if a little bipolar. I think Langdon has a thing for her 'cause she's like one of his puzzles. Except she's like 10 Rubik's Cubes in one. Or maybe he's committed to rediscovering & re-experiencing her fleeting moments of vulnerability. Which she reveals only once or twice in the entire series.
Rick Gonzalez, as Nuñez, is the most likable actor in the show. Amid the swirling chaos, betrayal and evil, he's my go-to guy for stability & goodness. I hope Rick gets many more opportunities. He deserves it.
The role of Zach is played by three actors, but Beau Knapp as the Mal'akh incarnation is the creme de la creme. Knapp inhabits this character with incredible power & focus. His performance is so overwhelming that I hope it doesn't result in him being typecast as a bad guy only. I've seen him only a couple times after this, once in FBI Int'l, in which he played a similar type of bad guy. But this performance proves he possesses a high level of skill that should be considered beyond the confines of bad-guy character actor-only.
Eddie Izzard as the Solomon patriarch is rock solid, mostly playing off Langdon. And Sumalee Montano as CIA agent Sato capably imparts the horrors of recompense warranted by her actions that essentially destroyed a family.
Not to be forgotten is Mark Gibbon as Benjamin York/Samyaza, who delivers a powerful presence as well in a key role.
Ashley Zukerman (as a young Robert Langdon) is undeniably a proxy for Dan Brown. His knowledge is impressive. As opposed to the Tom Hanks version of Langdon, I feel Zukerman's depiction of a less socially adept Langdon hits the right notes.
For me, the engine that drives the story is the character of Kate/Kat/Katherine, played by Valorie Curry. A tremendous portrayal of a smart, difficult, troubled, contradictory & inscrutable woman who seems to run hot and cold, as if a little bipolar. I think Langdon has a thing for her 'cause she's like one of his puzzles. Except she's like 10 Rubik's Cubes in one. Or maybe he's committed to rediscovering & re-experiencing her fleeting moments of vulnerability. Which she reveals only once or twice in the entire series.
Rick Gonzalez, as Nuñez, is the most likable actor in the show. Amid the swirling chaos, betrayal and evil, he's my go-to guy for stability & goodness. I hope Rick gets many more opportunities. He deserves it.
The role of Zach is played by three actors, but Beau Knapp as the Mal'akh incarnation is the creme de la creme. Knapp inhabits this character with incredible power & focus. His performance is so overwhelming that I hope it doesn't result in him being typecast as a bad guy only. I've seen him only a couple times after this, once in FBI Int'l, in which he played a similar type of bad guy. But this performance proves he possesses a high level of skill that should be considered beyond the confines of bad-guy character actor-only.
Eddie Izzard as the Solomon patriarch is rock solid, mostly playing off Langdon. And Sumalee Montano as CIA agent Sato capably imparts the horrors of recompense warranted by her actions that essentially destroyed a family.
Not to be forgotten is Mark Gibbon as Benjamin York/Samyaza, who delivers a powerful presence as well in a key role.
A gentle & forgiving parable about aging, ingeniously couched in an unexpected, yet totally appropriate, context.
Ben Kingsley is wonderful as Milton, as are Harriet Sansom Harris & Jane Curtin as his two friends who keep secret his secret.
Zoe Winters as daughter Denise is commendable too, and Jade Quon in the titular role uses virtuosic mime technique to convey understanding, empathy & patience.
"Jules" is an example of marvelous direction of lead actors whose performances add breadth and weight to what might otherwise seem a basic story.
But that's just like life. Really very simple when you think about it, but made absurd, complicated, crazy, and gut- and heart-wrenching because of our humanity, i.e., our will, our spirit, our foibles.
For me, this picture is like a salve for the body, mind & spirit. I loved it.
Ben Kingsley is wonderful as Milton, as are Harriet Sansom Harris & Jane Curtin as his two friends who keep secret his secret.
Zoe Winters as daughter Denise is commendable too, and Jade Quon in the titular role uses virtuosic mime technique to convey understanding, empathy & patience.
"Jules" is an example of marvelous direction of lead actors whose performances add breadth and weight to what might otherwise seem a basic story.
But that's just like life. Really very simple when you think about it, but made absurd, complicated, crazy, and gut- and heart-wrenching because of our humanity, i.e., our will, our spirit, our foibles.
For me, this picture is like a salve for the body, mind & spirit. I loved it.
Things must be pretty grim in the film industry for Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment (is he still part of the ownership group?) to put its name on such a lousy movie.
It's said that if a movie doesn't grab you by the 10-minute mark, game over. Believe me, with the exceptionally poor dialogue writing and equally bad acting, it was a leviathan task to make it even to 10 minutes. A glutton for punishment, however, I stuck this one out to the bitter end. But there was no miracle. The first 10 minutes presaged the rest of this dismal movie.
The direction of the actors was so bad, it's no wonder that stars of magnitude turn in less-than subpar performances. And how many times must we endure the implausible...people wandering off on their own toward a flesh-eating monster and just standing there gawking?
Several sequences reminded me of the scene in the first Jurassic Park where the guy is eating scoops of ice cream as the dinosaur apocalypse is happening all around him.
This is moviemaking on the cheap. It might've cost tens or scores of millions to make, but it is otherwise cheap, bargain-basement fare in every way.
A very unworthy follow-up to the last two films in the franchise.
It's said that if a movie doesn't grab you by the 10-minute mark, game over. Believe me, with the exceptionally poor dialogue writing and equally bad acting, it was a leviathan task to make it even to 10 minutes. A glutton for punishment, however, I stuck this one out to the bitter end. But there was no miracle. The first 10 minutes presaged the rest of this dismal movie.
The direction of the actors was so bad, it's no wonder that stars of magnitude turn in less-than subpar performances. And how many times must we endure the implausible...people wandering off on their own toward a flesh-eating monster and just standing there gawking?
Several sequences reminded me of the scene in the first Jurassic Park where the guy is eating scoops of ice cream as the dinosaur apocalypse is happening all around him.
This is moviemaking on the cheap. It might've cost tens or scores of millions to make, but it is otherwise cheap, bargain-basement fare in every way.
A very unworthy follow-up to the last two films in the franchise.