Review of Notes on a Scandal (2006) by Chriss. — 07 Mar 2007
It's one of the worse movie adaptations of a book. The psychological darkness of Judi Dench's character, brilliantly controlled in the book, was cheapened to lesbian obsession. Granted, it's more difficult to control how the audience interprets a scene in a movie than what to reveal in a book, but that's where the movie's biggest flaw lies.
As a critic said, the movie's value lies in the actors' triumph (although Cate Blanchett, as good an actess as she is, looks too sensible a person to be cast in the role), but not much else.
This review of Notes on a Scandal (2006) was written by Chriss. on 07 Mar 2007.
Notes on a Scandal has generally received very positive reviews.
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