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Did anybody see this?
Searched for a DLX thread, didn't see one.
Shame if no one did; I just caught a showing at the last theater in my area playing it.
Must not be doing too well.
Really interesting story & history, one I personally didn't know before:
Famous 60's artist Walter Keane, whose style & paintings swept the USA in the early 60's...
... turns out, he never painted a goddamn one of them; they were all done by his wife Margaret, and he kept her emotionally caged at home while he took all the credit.
Tim Burton lays the true story out very methodically and restrained, for him. No mental landscapes, no crazy set pieces. Straightforward, but still with just enough Tim Burton flash & style to please the eyes.
Christoph freakin' Waltz & Amy freakin' Adams own this movie, as simultaneously a duo, and quite split. Each fills their very different characters with their own unique feel & verve. There is no leader and no follower in this dance, they are true co-stars.
The movie feels fairly short and flies by, in a good way, no scene is wasted or lingers too long as the story is told. I'm kinda impressed that Tim Burton could just tell a straight story like this, and do it quite well.
If it's still playing out there in your area, worth checking out. Solid 8.5/10
Searched for a DLX thread, didn't see one.
Shame if no one did; I just caught a showing at the last theater in my area playing it.
Must not be doing too well.
Really interesting story & history, one I personally didn't know before:
Famous 60's artist Walter Keane, whose style & paintings swept the USA in the early 60's...
... turns out, he never painted a goddamn one of them; they were all done by his wife Margaret, and he kept her emotionally caged at home while he took all the credit.
Tim Burton lays the true story out very methodically and restrained, for him. No mental landscapes, no crazy set pieces. Straightforward, but still with just enough Tim Burton flash & style to please the eyes.
Christoph freakin' Waltz & Amy freakin' Adams own this movie, as simultaneously a duo, and quite split. Each fills their very different characters with their own unique feel & verve. There is no leader and no follower in this dance, they are true co-stars.
The movie feels fairly short and flies by, in a good way, no scene is wasted or lingers too long as the story is told. I'm kinda impressed that Tim Burton could just tell a straight story like this, and do it quite well.
If it's still playing out there in your area, worth checking out. Solid 8.5/10
