However, the sets, costumes, cinematography, and the movement of the actors within the frame during these opening scenes are thrilling. Haley Bennett (Ms. Joe Wright) radiates beauty as Roxane; Ben Mendelsohn is deliciously cunning as Guiche while Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Christian looks like a god.
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I LOVED it! And I hated the original movie! ..Of course, it is Anita who is the real star of the movie and Ariana DeBose is astonishing. She out-Rita’s Rita Moreno who has a role of her own, especially written for her by Tony Kushner, and she is lovely.
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..the movie never comes off a tragedy. In fact it’s a celebration of the life of someone who created so much beauty and, in turn, brought joy to thousands of theatre and movie goers.
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Marion Cotillard is almost not in the thing – her character is a sham, and it’s not surprising that so many actresses were associated with the part and dropped out. It’s misogynistic. The film is all Adam Driver but, forcing him down our throats with all those excruciating songs, accomplished something I never thought possible – it made me dislike Driver the actor (you hate the character at hello!).
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