Not exact matches
In
fact, not only is the supposedly Viennese car chase actually staged in the old town
section of the city, but the climax of the chase, glimpsed briefly in the coming - attractions trailer, was
filmed almost directly in front of the American Embassy and ornate Slovak National Theater there.
Not that this
fact registered with the cast, who went on epic benders and dust - ups (for details, check the
film's trivia
section on IMDb.com or a just - published oral history in the New York Times).
It's a distinct change of pace after the first
section of the
film, which is, I think, why I didn't like it as much the first time I saw it, but in
fact this part of the story is well done and quite compelling.
How crazy is it to make a biographical
film of someone and then go ahead and invent
sections of it.The demonic Wilson doctor and the youthful Wilson are great in their parts, but Cusack is not quite so convincing nor is his girlfriend who is ridiculously beautiful and sentimental.However the
film has many good points and is an interesting viewing.l am not a fan of Beach Boys silly group harmonies, style of music, but still enjoyed the
film.Mixing
fact with fiction, though, did make me suspicious of the whole thing.3 Stars
Many viewers will find themselves frustrated at the
fact that a large
section in the middle of the
film revolves around Maureen exchanging text messages on her phone with a mystery contact who she thinks may be her deceased brother.
But even then, the
film remains a consistent visual treat (the computer animation is more inspired in this
section, with the grown - ups depicted as a colorless, zombified mass of tall, narrow bodies) and always echoes Saint - Exupery's core theme of looking at the world through the hopeful, uncorrupted eyes of a child, where sometimes what appears to be a hat may in
fact be a boa constrictor with an elephant inside.
In
fact the whole middle
section when they settle in their hometown for a couple of days unsettles the
film quite a bit as the humour and drama doesn't always hit the mark.
With the help of IMDb's trivia
section for the
film, TheWrap has amassed six fun
facts about the movie:
In
fact, the last 15 to 20 minutes contain the best stuff in the
film, and I throughly respect Hawkins for her performance in this
section.
The montage that makes up the first
section of the
film feels awkward also (and is in
fact similar to The New World — it feels as if it had been cut down).
It is often considered as one of the most politicised mediums, and in this
section the timeline of the
films is absolutely relevant, works having a specific relationship with the time from which they came, though often resonating long after the
fact.