Prospect Magazine asks various movers and shakers which were the most underrated and overrated cultural events of 2007. I, somewhat laconically, chose the film of Ian McEwan's Atonement as most overrated and am pleased to find myself in the company of Antony Beevor on this one.
Me: Overrated
The film of Atonement: a shallow adaptation of a much more interesting and ambitious novel. Too Gosford Park for its own good.
Beevor:Overrated
I was deeply disappointed by the film Atonement. Perhaps my expectations had been too high, having greatly admired the novel. The film certainly opened well, but the vastly expensive Dunkirk sequences—a massive self-indulgence on the part of the director—wrecked what might otherwise have been a great success.
However I cannot fault Keira Knightley's green dress
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
Cultural turkeys
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Yes, it is a lovely dress, but like most fashion from the early 1930s, it requires one of those bodies shaped like a cardboard tube. Can't have hips, bust, or a rearend.
But then again, Miss Knightley HAS that shape, so it looks terrific on her. Great color, though.
Post a Comment