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Author Topic: Never Let Me Go (2010) Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-11-2010 09:35 PM                        I don't have a particular opinion on the film, but I watched most of it today from the booth with the sound off. I will say that it is absolutely beautifully photographed. If it doesn't win a bunch of awards for cinematography, I would be amazed and disappointed. It is the best-looking current film that I have seen this year.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-11-2010 09:54 PM                        Nobody is coming to see this movie at my place despite it playing on the Large Giant Screen™. I have only seen a few frames of this movie. I am sick of Carrie Mulligan being in movies, however. In Wall Street 2 she always looked like she wanted to cry or was pouting. But now I'm thinking that's just the way she is. She is not very attractive, so she deserves less work.  |  IP: Logged Mike Croaro Master Film Handler Posts: 394 From: Millbrae, CA Registered: Apr 2005 posted 10-17-2010 07:57 PM                     Folks: Excellent film....but very grim from start to finish. Mike  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-17-2010 08:45 PM                        I saw one guy in the audience who was all smiles before the movie started. No smiles from him when the movie ended. No smiles at all.  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 10-17-2010 10:52 PM                     I ran this back in September at the Telluride Film Festival. I started to watch it, but personally found it too depressing. Comments I overheard from festvial-goers who'd seen it basically echoed those made by others here: That it's a beautifully photographed, and technically well done film- - but somewhat depressing. I also heard several people oomment that the main characters "lacked depth" and I even heard one woman say that she couldn't wait for the main characters to die so the movie would end. But as I said- - I never watched the whole thing so I can't really give a personal review other than that I didn't watch it.  |  IP: Logged Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-18-2010 10:37 AM                     It’s a shame that this film isn’t doing better, it’s very well done and thoughtful, but very serious and downbeat, not a “feel good” picture at all. There was a lot of crying both times I saw it. The other thing: if you have any strong feelings about the big existential issues of the day (abortion, stem-cell usage, capital punishment, assisted suicide et. al.) your going to wind up being confronted with and possibly reconsidering them, instead of walking out whistling the score. The other thing that has killed this picture is the fact the nation’s film critics have been tiptoeing around the plot, so as not to give away the big spoiler. Unless you read the book, all you know going in is that it’s about some kids at a restrictive boarding school in England who grow up and fall in love, only to find out that . . . Spoiler Alert - Click to Toggle they are all just clones whose only purpose in life is to live long enough to donate all of their internal organs to others. If people were aware of the whole concept, instead of just the set-up, I'm guessing that there would be more business.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-22-2010 12:00 PM                        I love depressing movies....I always walk out of them with a smile on my face and whistling the score. But then again, I have really good anti-depression medication  |  IP: Logged Manny Montes Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: United States Registered: Feb 2010 posted 10-22-2010 01:45 PM                     I saw the trailer for this briefly and thought, hmm that'd be interesting to go visit on my cinema tour. I ended up catching it at the cinemark palace 20 (incredibly beautiful building) because I had a couple of re-admits from being double charged. Perfect presentation, not a scratch or speck of dirt, good job! Plus the screen was very large for the auditorium it was in. This movie was great, I did not expect how dark it was, but damn after leaving the movie I was certainly not in the happiest of moods, but that movie was amazing. I am a Carey Mulligan fan (not from wall street but from An Education), plus I think she has a cute face but that is neither here nor there. I loved the cinematography and pacing of the movie, I was caught in it, and it was incredibly well written. If you like a little bit of serious sci-fi then I don't think you can go wrong with this film  |  IP: Logged Tom Petrov Five Guys Lover Posts: 1121 From: El Paso, TX Registered: Jan 2003 posted 10-25-2010 12:17 AM                    Very, very good movie. Very sad as well. What a surprise.  |  IP: Logged Jim Bedford Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 597 From: Telluride, CO, USA (733 mi. WNW of Rockwall, TX but it seems much, much longer) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-28-2010 10:49 PM                        Slightly more upbeat than JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-03-2010 06:05 AM                        I finally saw this one properly, as an audience member. It really is a great film--maybe the best that I have seen this year. I can see why it had trouble finding an audience, though, with its unusual and depressing premise. Still, I hope that this one gets recognized in awards season. I have not read the book, and have no idea how faithful the film is to it, but, as a film, this really is a must-see. Everything about it--script, acting, direction, cinemetography, score--is top-notch.  |  IP: Logged

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