PG-13
Summary: A wealthy alcoholic is forced to marry, in order to keep his inheritance. Remake of the 1981, Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli film.
Disclaimer: I feel horrible for saying this, but I've never seen the original Arthur. I know!! My co-writer, who watched this film with me, actually LOVES the original and just tore this movie to bits by the time it was done. I may not be as harsh because the story is new for me. But, I do intend to rent the original.
My Review: In general, the movie was okay. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, and for some reason, it felt really long.
Russell Brand is average at best, and for those that don't seem to care for him. Rent "Get Him To The Greek", that's one of his better films. Though I have to admit, I do love his style of comedy. It's very dry, and reminds me a lot of Ricky Gervais; that odd banter that seems to go on and on. The problem is, the material wasn't always that witty.
But Helen Mirren! I'm mesmerized by her, and if it weren't for her enduring, and well acted performance, the movie might verge on "sucking". She honestly did a very good job playing Hobson, Arthur's nanny. Mirren has such a beautiful, timeless face, that I believed in her. She was the bright spot, in a very long and not always funny, film.
Then there were the rest.... Jennifer Garner was good as the psychotic woman that Arthur was supposed to marry, and her father, played by Nick Nolte was spot-on. These two offered some comedic scenes, but not much. As for Greta Gerwing, Arthur's love interest... meh. I didn't really feel a connection. Was I supposed too?
I mean, without over analyzing this movie, the movie is just OK. So I say, rent it on DVD. It's not worth seeing in the theatres. I liked it, but definitely did not love it.
Cast and Credit:
Director – Jason Winer Russell Brand – Arthur
Helen Mirren – Hobson
Greta Gerwig – Naomi
Jennifer Garner – Susan
Geraldine James – Vivienne
Luis Guzman – Bitterman
Nick Nolte – Burt Johnson
Helen Mirren – Hobson
Greta Gerwig – Naomi
Jennifer Garner – Susan
Geraldine James – Vivienne
Luis Guzman – Bitterman
Nick Nolte – Burt Johnson
2 comments:
I did not like the original at all and I wondered about this version. Sounds like I can skip it even though Russell Brand is starting to grow on me *ewww get it off* lol. I do love Helen Mirren but perhaps not enough :) Thanks for the review.
I can't even bother to go and see this film no matter how much I adore Helen Mirren. I'm so in love with the original, Dudley and Liza were just perfect.
You might here me yell out on occasion, "You're a hooker?" Yeah, I love the original that much.
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