Usually when over 100 people have already reviewed a film, I pass on also reviewing it. Occasionally I make an exception, and this is one.
It isn't often that Jeremy Irons disappoints, and he certainly doesn't here, but he is merely one of several characters that bring this story to life.
The story is simple -- an aspiring author with little to show for his work stumbles upon an old manuscript and submits it to a publishing house as his own. They publish it, it's a best seller...and then he meets the old man who actually wrote the story.
Bradley Cooper is the nominal lead character here, and he certainly does a nice job as the story thief. Zoe Saldana plays his wife in a forgettable performance that any actress could have turned in if she was in the right age range. Jeremy Irons is the old man who originally wrote the story, and he turns in his usual great performance. Then up and coming actor Ben Barnes plays the young Jeremy Irons. Barnes is one of the better young actors out there, and he demonstrates that here. Dennis Quaid plays an author who writes the overall story. Smaller parts are held by J. K. Simmons and John Hannah.
I don't give an "8" to even 1 out of 50 movies, but I'll do so here. Highly recommended if you like seriously dramatic movies.
It isn't often that Jeremy Irons disappoints, and he certainly doesn't here, but he is merely one of several characters that bring this story to life.
The story is simple -- an aspiring author with little to show for his work stumbles upon an old manuscript and submits it to a publishing house as his own. They publish it, it's a best seller...and then he meets the old man who actually wrote the story.
Bradley Cooper is the nominal lead character here, and he certainly does a nice job as the story thief. Zoe Saldana plays his wife in a forgettable performance that any actress could have turned in if she was in the right age range. Jeremy Irons is the old man who originally wrote the story, and he turns in his usual great performance. Then up and coming actor Ben Barnes plays the young Jeremy Irons. Barnes is one of the better young actors out there, and he demonstrates that here. Dennis Quaid plays an author who writes the overall story. Smaller parts are held by J. K. Simmons and John Hannah.
I don't give an "8" to even 1 out of 50 movies, but I'll do so here. Highly recommended if you like seriously dramatic movies.