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Les Misérables 2012
I'm outraged. This film's title is false advertising.
Instead of leaving the theater LESS miserable, I was MORE miserable!
Why, you might ask?
1) The singing made me feel uncomfortable. (Ann & the actual Broadway stars were the exception.) Hearing Russell and Hugh sing evoked the feeling of being on an awkward first date. (I consoled myself by eating popcorn, the same way one might pick at a salad while a well-meaning stranger tells a really LONG story.)
2) So many…
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A Royal Affair 2012
Neither overly opulent, or over-dramatized, "A Royal Affair" is a historical, costume drama that avoids becoming pedantic. It deftly observes the complex relationships between the odd/mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, his wife, Caroline, and his royal physician, Johann Struensee. In addition to this love triangle, there's another delirious, damaging dance going on between the forces of feudalism and the advocates of progress and the Enlightenment.
Christian's madness is almost a character unto itself. He's portrayed as a sensitive,…
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Silver Linings Playbook 2012
The advance praise and Oscar buzz for this film sounded simply ludicrous, with all the others in the field, including "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Amour," "Lincoln" and "Argo."
I got to see this right after New Year's, with no bias or expectations.
This is a sparkler of a film. A New Year's Eve fireworks over the Space Needle sparkler of a film. One of the few films recently I'd be willing to see twice.
Bradley Cooper delivers his best…