Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by tinear (A) on September 25, 2006 at 04:15:03

In Reply to: Ugly duckling posted by dave c on September 24, 2006 at 15:02:12:

had a hackneyed "plot:" most films do.
Yes, at this point in film history we've seen just about all characters (except for art house films which have their own group of stock characters).
What distinguishes efforts, therefore, is the quality of the dialogue, acting good enough for us to become involved in the story and care about the characters, and direction smooth enough for the film effortlessly to move along.
You didn't enjoy the acting, you originally posted, so for you, it couldn't "work."
I enjoyed the acting of all the females and Tucci, so for me, it was worthwhile.
The center of the film had to be good and I thought Hathaway was excellent.