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Quartet (2012)
Brilliant portrayal of Operatic singing as well as musical talent
I must admit I am a sap for films such as 'Qaurtet', which enlightens viewers of other topics after watching (The Opera). If you have ever been watching a film and wished it was three hours long instead of one, or you wish it would never end, I would pin this film to such a feeling. Apart from stunning performances by the actors featured, the set was absolutely beautiful! However I got the feeling that there were some plot holes in the film and that always keeps me up trying to finish the story. I was interested to see if Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, and Pauline Collins would actually sing and I was a bit disappointed when they did not, but the choice of adding the recording of Rigoletto's Quartet was a better move that voice overs any day!
Miss Dial (2013)
Maybe I should have skipped this one.
I really had somewhat high expectations for this film once recognizing actors whom I consider have wonderful careers in entertainment such as Sam Jaeger, Gabrielle Union, Dule Hill, Beth Grant, John Kapelos, just to name a few featured in the film, but upon actually watching the film in it's entirety I was severely disappointed. The actors who I thought had primary roles were featured for maybe twenty seconds at least! However, it is not the work of the many supporting characters that makes me rank this film so low, the low ranking is because I was very bored with Robinne Lee's character! Initially, I was searching for an African-American actress starring lead in a film, and I found 'Miss Dial'. Unfortunately, Robinne Lee just didn't have any... 'pizazz' whatsoever. Other than the acting capabilities, I wonder if the film budget was very very low, or independent, or... just bad? Maybe I've grown accustomed to the "typical" Hollywood movie set: glowing and unlike real life as many know it, but that's what makes a ROM COM feel like a ROM COM to me! Yes, this film portrays the simplicity of REAL life with low lighting and very cost effective scenery, but when films have the ability to portray brilliant images and capture shared moments, those that lack the spark and the effect are left in the dust. I guess that is how you can separate movies like this from films that leave an affect.