Movie Review Preview
1. Name of the publication where the review was found
BBC culture
2. Name of the writer who wrote the review
Nicholas Barber
3. Grade or score the movie review on a 1-10 scale in your opinion
9-10
4. High Points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.) according to the writer
-According to Nicholas Barber; Sofia Coppola's "understated, non-judgemental portrait" of Elvis's wife Priscilla Presley is "quietly affecting."
-"Graceland is shown to be a relatively modest, tasteful home, and Elvis's various relatives and hangers-on are nothing if not friendly and welcoming."
-"The unsteamy relationship is a fascinating departure from the usual cliché of a hedonistic celebrity with an innocent young girlfriend."
5. Low points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.) according to the writer
-"Some viewers will find Coppola's restraint frustrating – I often have in the past. Instead of turning Priscilla's life story into an excessive cautionary tale or an empowering feminist fable, she has sketched a cool, non-judgemental portrait of someone who is a passive observer of her own existence."
-"The film could have done with a little more conversation and a little more action"
6. Quote a paragraph from the review that you think expresses the overall opinion of the reviewer about the movie.
"Some viewers will find Coppola's restraint frustrating – I often have in the past. Instead of turning Priscilla's life story into an excessive cautionary tale or an empowering feminist fable, she has sketched a cool, non-judgemental portrait of someone who is a passive observer of her own existence. Perhaps the film could have done with a little more conversation and a little more action, but it's still a quietly affecting, sympathetic tribute to the kind of person who is a supporting character in most biopics. In its subtle way, it shows how things can be right in many ways but still just wrong enough to ensure that you are never relaxed. You can be in a comfortable household with a doting husband and a crowd of his friends, and still be lonesome tonight."
The film doesn’t bother to create a compelling world around its charming leads.
1. Name of the publication where the review was found
Slant magazine
2. Name of the writer who wrote the review
Derek smith
3. Grade or score the movie review on a 1-10 scale in your opinion
10-10
4. High Points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.) according to the writer
-"the passion that Sweeney and Powell exude injects a playfulness into the proceedings that adds tension to the twists and turns that their relationship takes."
-"It’s an intriguing use of a tried-and-true rom-com cliché to expose both characters’ inner flaws"
5. Low points of the movie (performances, cinematography, plot, etc.) according to the writer
-"Anyone But You, though, has next to nothing to offer when anyone but Sweeney or Powell are on screen together."
-"the supporting players remain painfully one-dimensional and rarely behave even remotely like human beings."
-"coasting on Powell and Sweeney’s chemistry without bothering to create a compelling film around them."
6. Quote a paragraph from the review that you think expresses the overall opinion of the reviewer about the movie.
"Anyone But You, though, has next to nothing to offer when anyone but Sweeney or Powell are on screen together. This is ostensibly an ensemble film, yet the supporting players remain painfully one-dimensional and rarely behave even remotely like human beings. Each of them remains so stoutly single-minded in their concern over whether or not the duo are fighting or fucking that you begin to wonder if anyone even remembers that the vacation is actually about."