Well, luckily for you, this isn't that, but an adaptation of an excellent book that used 9/11 as backdrop more than anything, and to great effect (the story takes place a few years after the attack, and the only moments I'd expect to be pre 9/11 or at that time are the flashbacks with Hanks). This is a far cry from Remember Me...
That's good to hear. I'm hoping to read the book before the film's release, but I'm still a little worried about it (if only from a quality standpoint), since Stephen Daldry often frustrates me to no end.
I'll backpedal a tad just so you don't go in with bloated expectations for the book, but I definitely found it moving and fertile ground for a film. I'm not big on Daldry either, so I'm hoping this will be the one that warms me up to him...
It's not much, but there you have it...thoughts?
I'm sitting tight for a trailer in the coming month or two, but I still look at this as potentially the film to beat...
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I'm usually creeped-out by movies that appear to capitalize on 9/11...
ReplyDeleteWell, luckily for you, this isn't that, but an adaptation of an excellent book that used 9/11 as backdrop more than anything, and to great effect (the story takes place a few years after the attack, and the only moments I'd expect to be pre 9/11 or at that time are the flashbacks with Hanks). This is a far cry from Remember Me...
ReplyDeleteThat's good to hear. I'm hoping to read the book before the film's release, but I'm still a little worried about it (if only from a quality standpoint), since Stephen Daldry often frustrates me to no end.
ReplyDeleteI'll backpedal a tad just so you don't go in with bloated expectations for the book, but I definitely found it moving and fertile ground for a film. I'm not big on Daldry either, so I'm hoping this will be the one that warms me up to him...
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