Post by joekiddlouischama on Dec 25, 2019 3:11:12 GMT
8/10 from me.
The only thing I didn't like very much was the prosthetics on Charlize Theron's and John Lithgow's faces. I find it very distracting. Not that it's not well done; it's just that I KNOW what Charlize Theron looks like, and it's not that. I think it's wrong to make changes to an actor's/actress face to make him or her look more like the real person they are playing. I draw the line at hair style and colour, or a fake belly in the case of Lithgow/Roger Ailes.
I actually never noticed anything; now that you mention the matter, I guess that that is part of why Theron looked so much like Megyn Kelly.
Anyway, I too found the movie quite strong—a "good" film. I possessed some idea of the basics, but I found Bombshell very engrossing regardless—crisp and tonally consistent with fine performances, especially from Theron and Lithgow. In particular, Theron nailed Kelly's voice, Margot Robbie really delivers in her two most important scenes, and the film manages to be serious while also offering a zestful splash of humorous irony. And the movie effectively conveys not just the shame and humiliation resulting from Ailes' cavalier behavior, but also the internal conflicts and ambiguities on the part of the women—the mixed feelings, ambitions, and professional appreciation that enabled someone such as Ailes for so long.