What Walt's Watching
The idea of taking things slow never occurred to Sarah (Margot Robbie "Barbie") after meeting at a mutual friend's wedding,
She and "David" (Colin Farrell "Total Recall") fall quickly head over heels in love in "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey".
Both assisted in their relationship by half a dozen different doors which allow them to travel to crucial defining moments in one another's lives as they grow to understand each other.
At one point "Sarah" accuses "David" of faking his real Irish accent as a pick up technique, whereas it was the Aussie who adopted a US accent for this flick.
"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" is a drama, fantasy, romance just short of two long hours from director Kogonada ("After Yang").
The film feels special and poetic.
In fact, this movie goes out of its way to let us know that memories matter.
Some might leave the cinema feeling like they've stepped back into some of their own memories from high school etc.
Over the course of this trippy film that feels very theatrical and stagey you have a chance to relive important moments from the lead characters pasts, illuminating the path that led them to the present and gaining the opportunity to change their futures.
Watch out for: Colin and Margot dancing the light fantastic like they were rehearsing for the "La La Land" sequel.
They do all this whilst driving slightly dodgy 1994 Ford Saturns with optional weird talking GPS's they both hired from the almost mythical "The Car Rental Agency" run by the potty mouthed "Female Cashier" (Phoebe Waller-Bridge star of "Fleabag") and "The Mechanic" (Kevin Kline "A Fish Called Wanda") in a huge almost empty warehouse.
Warning: Profanities are dropped like pronouns.
The first portal they come across is a red door in the middle of the woods, nothing unusual here if you're on mushrooms.
One of the many doors leads to "The Magic of Time and Place" art exhibition, which is only fitting considering the writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") is not a fan of linear time and space.
Fun Fact: Both leads are part of the DC Universe with Colin playing "Oz/The Penguin" and Margot as "Harley Quinn".
"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" could have been sheer genius if it was edited down by about 30 minutes.
You can only hammer home a message and hit viewers over the head with it so many times before the match referee calls for an "HIA".
Thank goodness for our beautiful Queensland lead Robbie who's mesmerising and for those who care Colin goes shirtless in one scene.
Robbie was pregnant during production and is absolutely blooming with health.
Farrell is rumoured to have made sandwiches for Margot after everyday of shooting.
What a gentleman!
I had to infiltrate a "Girls Night Out" to review this film, so the least you can do is check it out on the big screen after this Rooster braved the Henhouse.
I enjoyed the sum of its parts and was pleasantly entertained by this starring couple who have great chemistry even with a 14 year age gap.
Both assisted in their relationship by half a dozen different doors which allow them to travel to crucial defining moments in one another's lives as they grow to understand each other.
At one point "Sarah" accuses "David" of faking his real Irish accent as a pick up technique, whereas it was the Aussie who adopted a US accent for this flick.
"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" is a drama, fantasy, romance just short of two long hours from director Kogonada ("After Yang").
The film feels special and poetic.
In fact, this movie goes out of its way to let us know that memories matter.
Some might leave the cinema feeling like they've stepped back into some of their own memories from high school etc.
Over the course of this trippy film that feels very theatrical and stagey you have a chance to relive important moments from the lead characters pasts, illuminating the path that led them to the present and gaining the opportunity to change their futures.
Watch out for: Colin and Margot dancing the light fantastic like they were rehearsing for the "La La Land" sequel.
They do all this whilst driving slightly dodgy 1994 Ford Saturns with optional weird talking GPS's they both hired from the almost mythical "The Car Rental Agency" run by the potty mouthed "Female Cashier" (Phoebe Waller-Bridge star of "Fleabag") and "The Mechanic" (Kevin Kline "A Fish Called Wanda") in a huge almost empty warehouse.
Warning: Profanities are dropped like pronouns.
The first portal they come across is a red door in the middle of the woods, nothing unusual here if you're on mushrooms.
One of the many doors leads to "The Magic of Time and Place" art exhibition, which is only fitting considering the writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") is not a fan of linear time and space.
Fun Fact: Both leads are part of the DC Universe with Colin playing "Oz/The Penguin" and Margot as "Harley Quinn".
"A Big Bold Beautiful Journey" could have been sheer genius if it was edited down by about 30 minutes.
You can only hammer home a message and hit viewers over the head with it so many times before the match referee calls for an "HIA".
Thank goodness for our beautiful Queensland lead Robbie who's mesmerising and for those who care Colin goes shirtless in one scene.
Robbie was pregnant during production and is absolutely blooming with health.
Farrell is rumoured to have made sandwiches for Margot after everyday of shooting.
What a gentleman!
I had to infiltrate a "Girls Night Out" to review this film, so the least you can do is check it out on the big screen after this Rooster braved the Henhouse.
I enjoyed the sum of its parts and was pleasantly entertained by this starring couple who have great chemistry even with a 14 year age gap.
- waltermwilliams
- Sep 17, 2025