Review of Me and Orson Welles (2008) by Maren S — 28 Mar 2009
I will preface this by saying that I am on the "Zac Efron hater-wagon" in that I strongly dislike Zac Efron. However, although I would've like to see Emile Hirsch in his role, Efron won a few points on my likability scale with this movie.
He doesn't bat his eyes at the camera or cause girls to faint or anything like that. Instead he's just a confused kid who gets an awesome opportunity, then loses it because of a misunderstood "love.
" Now that my Zac Efron analysis is out of the way... The movie was phenomenal. It's all about Orson Welles's pre-War of the Worlds/Citizen Kane stage play of Caesar. Of course the entire movie hinges on the performance of Christian McKay as Orson Welles and he absolutely nails it.
After only a couple of minutes, I just accepted him as Orson Welles and, for a few minutes after the film, his portrayal would pop into my mind when I thought of the Orson Welles. It was that good. Hopefully the Academy will take note when the film is released in October.
This review of Me and Orson Welles (2008) was written by Maren S on 28 Mar 2009.
Me and Orson Welles has generally received positive reviews.
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