Review of The Hours (2002) by Victoria Clara C — 10 Sep 2008
Suicide, lesbianism, feminism, mental issues, AIDS, family abandonment. Pretty tough themes for such a tastefully done movie.
The originality of this film layed on the continuity of the three stories, the connections, both in what happened to them and what they did as well as how it was cinematographically achieved by camera work, screenplay and storyline.
The performances are all excellent except Julianne Moore: She's a mannered, vain camera searcher. Nicole Kidman was stunning, not trying to imitate Woolf, but portraying her own version of the acclaimed writer. And the best part is, I forgot I was watching Nicole Kidman, I was actually thinking of her as Virginia Woolf, and that's a consequence of her stunning performance and that hideous nose prosthesis.And my dearest Meryl Streep cannot be bad, never ever, absolutely never. I really admire the way she mutates from character to character and just how versatile she is. The rest of the cast works perfectly as an ensemble.
I have not read Michael Cunningham's novel, but I have read Mrs Dalloway, and I found the making so amazing, how the integrated the story to three different time periods. I'm also familiar with Woolf's life, so I found this film very touching.
This review of The Hours (2002) was written by Victoria Clara C on 10 Sep 2008.
The Hours has generally received very positive reviews.
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