I know Tom mentioned last week that I might be blogging and I thought I’d try my hand at this today…here goes!
Tom and I saw Last Chance Harvey on Monday. Since we had a day off, and a “films we haven’t seen yet” list a mile long, we chose to see a great character piece. Although Dustin Hoffman is fantastic as Harvey Shine, a washed up advertising jingle writer who visits London for his daughter’s wedding and ends up losing his job and what’s left of his broken family; it’s Emma Thompson as Kate Walter who stole the movie for me. Like her performance in Love Actually, Thompson delivers a nuanced portrayal of a real woman. Someone whose hair doesn’t always look perfect, whose mom is slightly annoying and who shows real emotion—you really believe it when Thompson breaks down in tears a couple of times. You wonder whether her job as a Public Statistics Official is really satisfying or if it just pays the bills. Although Last Chance Harveyis probably not going to generate Oscar nominations for either Hoffman or Thompson, it’s an enjoyable movie that I highly recommend!
Yesterday at work we watched Barack Obama take the oath of office. Although we’ve been and will be completely saturated with media coverage of this historical event, and everything that can be said about this moment has been or will be written, I wanted to comment on one thing. This is one of the rare times, where I’ve been with a large group of people, and they’ve applauded at the TV. I always think it’s weird when people clap after a movie. It’s not like the actors can hear you. Most likely, the kids picking up trash pretend the applause is for them. In this case, I was clapping right along with my coworkers after Aretha sang, Yo-Yo Ma performed and especially when Barack Obama took the oath and then gave his fantastic speech. I actually felt like I was part of something bigger and better today and that’s an awesome feeling.
Keep on bloggin! It’s good to hear a second perspective on things, and you can catch movies Tom doesn’t have time to talk about!
Good opener and I am glad someone finally commented on Last Chance Harvey. It is a movie I really want to see, but doubt I can find the time to see in the theater. Love Dustin Hoffman
I wanted to talk some about Last Chance Harvey in my blog. But I knew it was something Cami wanted to discuss in her first blog, so I stepped aside.
We both loved this film. It’s like Before Sunrise for baby boomers. Okay, that doesn’t sound attractive. But the performances are amazing. If you love Hoffman, you OWE IT to yourself to see this movie. It’s his best performance in YEARS.
Wow, Cami, keep blogging. You are way more eloquent than Tom. 🙂
She also has better legs… 😉
So Cami finally blogged! It’s a long time coming, too long if you ask me. I know you guys occassionally disagree on what movies so see, so I’m really looking forward to seeing you take a difference stance from Tom on whatevers going on, particularly an anti-Iron Man rant that’s WAY overdue! Are you going to start giving input to the Triple Feature? Quadruple Feature? Triple Feature ft. Cami? 😀
Now that you’re blogging all you have to do is get Truman to mash his paws against the keyboard and you’ll all be one big blogging family!
I LOVE this comic <3
“The anti-Iron Man rant that’s way overdue?”
:: sniffle :: 🙁
I meant from Cami Tom, not me! We fanboys stick together!
*Fanboy solidarity*
YOU ROCK CAMI
Wow, thanks for all these comments. Makes me want to continue blogging!