Review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) by Amy K — 22 Jul 2007
Okay so I have FINALLY seen this movie!! I was a bit skeptical, because I enjoy the book and was wondering how "loosely adapted" this movie was going to be. Well...it turns out that it is VERY "loosely adapted" but still decent.
I am not a big Demi Moore fan but she was okay in this movie. And Gary Oldman. God!!!! First of all I LOVE Gary. I mean c'mon, he plays a brilliant terrorist, a TERRIFIC Dracula, and (even though he is a bit old for the role) a spot on Sirius Black.
But man, I don't think I truly recognized his talent until this movie. His interp and the movie's interp of Arthur Dimmsdale was slightly different than I imagined when I read the book but it was incredible.
I do not think I can gush ENOUGH!!! EVERY look was spot on. Even when he didn't say a word you could tell what he was thinking, feeling, and hoping from every glance. He has always held a bit of magnetisim in his performances, even if he is the bad guy, but in this movie he truly draws you in.
Maybe it is just because I have become recently obsessed with dear Gary but I could not keep my eyes off of him, watching his every look and reading them like a book, breaking my heart all the way. I like to think I am at least a decent actress but MAN Gary takes acting to a whole new level in this movie.
Alright, I have rambled enough. Decent movie, GREAT PERFORMANCE from Gary Oldman.
This review of The Scarlet Letter (1995) was written by Amy K on 22 Jul 2007.
The Scarlet Letter has generally received mixed reviews.
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