Review of Being Julia (2004) by Timothy M — 14 Feb 2011
Not a particularly good film, although the climax is excellent. It's almost worth suffering through the rest of it to get to the scene where Julia begins to kick ass and take names. Annette Bening's artificiality is used to her advantage here, and she manages a very sincere moment at the very end of the film.
The rest of it is witless sauntering, a supposed comedy without any actual laughs. It's tiresome, and not served very well by some terrible camerawork. A mixed bag, in general. But why are Americans playing Poms, and vice-versa? Odd.
This review of Being Julia (2004) was written by Timothy M on 14 Feb 2011.
Being Julia has generally received positive reviews.
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