I haven't seen many of these and I'm excited to find them! I loved Seeing Red and also can't wait for Barbie. Eternal Daughter, for me, was ruined by Tilda playing both parts...it struck me as too comedic for the conceit to be moving. I did think "She Said" was compelling. I agree that it's a good portrayal of motherhood and work/ambition (except that, as usual, the older kids are so compliant and seek their mother's approval in a cliched, convenient movie way that drove me bonkers...does any child care about their mom's work life? Are there really kids out there who don't shout at their mom whenever she gets on the phone?!) I do love investigative journalism movies. I thought, however, that this script was pretty weak in places: the flashbacks were often cheesy, and some very hamfisted scenes that were supposed to get info across. But, overall, as I said, I was compelled. I haven't seen the others!
It's so true, kids hate it when you're on the phone! re She Said: I was surprised by how much I liked the flashbacks, I thought they were cast really well and it was moving to see how young the women were. There were definitely some clunky moments in the script--it's not an elegant movie--but I felt the cast was so strong that they pulled everything off.
I think it stuck out to me during Samantha Morton's scene. She is such a powerhouse actor that I wonder how affecting it would be to get her testimony, from her. Just listening to a woman tell her story, unvarnished. I would have loved to see that at least once.
I haven't seen many of these and I'm excited to find them! I loved Seeing Red and also can't wait for Barbie. Eternal Daughter, for me, was ruined by Tilda playing both parts...it struck me as too comedic for the conceit to be moving. I did think "She Said" was compelling. I agree that it's a good portrayal of motherhood and work/ambition (except that, as usual, the older kids are so compliant and seek their mother's approval in a cliched, convenient movie way that drove me bonkers...does any child care about their mom's work life? Are there really kids out there who don't shout at their mom whenever she gets on the phone?!) I do love investigative journalism movies. I thought, however, that this script was pretty weak in places: the flashbacks were often cheesy, and some very hamfisted scenes that were supposed to get info across. But, overall, as I said, I was compelled. I haven't seen the others!
It's so true, kids hate it when you're on the phone! re She Said: I was surprised by how much I liked the flashbacks, I thought they were cast really well and it was moving to see how young the women were. There were definitely some clunky moments in the script--it's not an elegant movie--but I felt the cast was so strong that they pulled everything off.
I think it stuck out to me during Samantha Morton's scene. She is such a powerhouse actor that I wonder how affecting it would be to get her testimony, from her. Just listening to a woman tell her story, unvarnished. I would have loved to see that at least once.