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Eric Hooper
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 532
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: May 2003

posted 06-20-2004 01:25 PM

All I can say is...Wow. Definitely expect some Oscar nominations from this one. Ashley Judd may win one for this, as also may Kevin Kline. The writing and direction are EXCELLENT. There was never a dull or boring moment. Made me want to get out all the Cole Porter CD's when I got home. Fantastic.

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Scott D. Neff
Theatre Dork

Posts: 919
From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 08-30-2004 01:12 AM

After adding my 2 cents about Garden State I thought I needed to put in a few more cents about De-Lovely.

I was absolutely blown away by this movie. I was expecting your average biographical dramatization about some quasi-famous musician's life. MAN was I surprised by how uniquely told this story was.

I knew nothing about Cole Porter except a vague knowledge of a song or two, and I saw the movie because I had seen everything else already, but damn was I surprised.

Not that it'll happen, but Kevin Kline deserves some sort of nomination for this, whether it's a Golden Globe or an Oscar, I don't care, but he was EXCELLENT.

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Gary Crawford
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 200
From: Neptune NJ USA
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 08-31-2004 01:13 PM

Thanks for the good reviews. I was hoping it would be good, as I'm running the trailer now for it and should have it in 2-3 weeks in sub-run. I grew up in a musical home where big band records were always playing, even in the 1960s. Good toe-tapping stuff, and a good movie to present it, sounds like a winner to me.

I've seen Alanis Morrisette (sp?) in concert and she's great no matter what she does, what a set of pipes!

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