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82 of 91 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A Single Man is a triumph.
It is easily one of the most Oscar-deserving films of the year. Colin Firth's performance screams "Best Actor" (which he did win at the Venice Film Festival), Julianne Moore is exquisite, and Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, Skins) is on his way to stardom. I was simply awestruck.
The curtain rises on a despondent George (Firth) having lost his longtime partner. Sapped of energy and will, he struggles to wake each day and function as the brilliant college professor he's expected to be. Few notice the change in him, but one student sees George as a magnet pulling him forward to a place even he doesn't understand. Kenny (Hoult) seems to glow like an angel in George's dark world and, yet, is a puzzle and presents a challenge which he doesn't necessarily want to confront at this stage in his life. As is his custom, he turns to Charlotte (Moore) for a warm shoulder but the temperature drops amidst the chill surrounding George's bleak existence.
Everything about this film -- the look, colors, pacing, shots, composition, cinematography, costumes, soundtrack -- says that an extraordinary amount of love and care went into it. Special mention to director of photography Eduard Grau and editor Joan Sobel for their keen abilities to work lockstep with Ford in projecting his vision onto the screen. Abel Korzeniowski's score is haunting and moving. Despite his design genius, Ford was generous enough to entrust costume designer Arianne Phillips with the freedom to work unencumbered. Production designer Dan Bishop, with art direction by Ian Phillips and set decorator Amy Wells, created two worlds -- a cold, stark one in which George sees only hopelessness, and another warm, colorful one in which he has hope.
What stays with the viewer, though, is the enigmatic friendship between George and Kenny. Nicholas Hoult is absolutely mesmerizing in this. The way Ford shot him made people gasp. He's lit, framed, and shot like an Adonis. Of course, that's the idea here. This will definitely be a break out role for the 19-year-old. The camera loves him, and it's a pretty daring performance.
Most of all, this is a tour de force for Firth and a stunning achievement which is destined to be a highlight of his distinguished career. The range of emotions and the extent to which his character must convey them through his eyes and facial expressions, with the copious use of long takes without dialogue, left me wide-eyed with wonder.
This is the stuff of great movies. They don't get much better than this.
It is easily one of the most Oscar-deserving films of the year. Colin Firth's performance screams "Best Actor" (which he did win at the Venice Film Festival), Julianne Moore is exquisite, and Nicholas Hoult (About a Boy, Skins) is on his way to stardom. I was simply awestruck.
The curtain rises on a despondent George (Firth) having lost his longtime partner. Sapped of energy and will, he struggles to wake each day and function as the brilliant college professor he's expected to be. Few notice the change in him, but one student sees George as a magnet pulling him forward to a place even he doesn't understand. Kenny (Hoult) seems to glow like an angel in George's dark world and, yet, is a puzzle and presents a challenge which he doesn't necessarily want to confront at this stage in his life. As is his custom, he turns to Charlotte (Moore) for a warm shoulder but the temperature drops amidst the chill surrounding George's bleak existence.
Everything about this film -- the look, colors, pacing, shots, composition, cinematography, costumes, soundtrack -- says that an extraordinary amount of love and care went into it. Special mention to director of photography Eduard Grau and editor Joan Sobel for their keen abilities to work lockstep with Ford in projecting his vision onto the screen. Abel Korzeniowski's score is haunting and moving. Despite his design genius, Ford was generous enough to entrust costume designer Arianne Phillips with the freedom to work unencumbered. Production designer Dan Bishop, with art direction by Ian Phillips and set decorator Amy Wells, created two worlds -- a cold, stark one in which George sees only hopelessness, and another warm, colorful one in which he has hope.
What stays with the viewer, though, is the enigmatic friendship between George and Kenny. Nicholas Hoult is absolutely mesmerizing in this. The way Ford shot him made people gasp. He's lit, framed, and shot like an Adonis. Of course, that's the idea here. This will definitely be a break out role for the 19-year-old. The camera loves him, and it's a pretty daring performance.
Most of all, this is a tour de force for Firth and a stunning achievement which is destined to be a highlight of his distinguished career. The range of emotions and the extent to which his character must convey them through his eyes and facial expressions, with the copious use of long takes without dialogue, left me wide-eyed with wonder.
This is the stuff of great movies. They don't get much better than this.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
`A Single Man' is the excellent directional debut from Tom Ford and this offers up an artistic and visual treat. This is set in the sixties and follows a gay school teacher as he struggles to come to terms with the death of his long time partner. He works his way through one last day before he contemplates his suicide so he can be with his lover again. His deep sadness is potent throughout and yet as he goes through his day various small events give him a sense of life's wonder and promise. This has some wonderfully framed scenes and the use of colours and camera angles make this a very polished affair. Firth is exceptional in this and the relationship with his friend Charley (played by Julianne Moore) makes for some funny and heart warming scenes. The use of music in this film really adds to the beauty of the direction and together they create a stunning film. This is relatively short at just over 90 minutes but it is very well crafted and has the prefect tempo for the story being told. Firth deserves every accolade he received for this film and if Ford continues making films like this then he will rapidly become a director of distinction and one worth keeping an eye out for in future. All in all this is a moving and visually stunning film.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
George: [whispered] Just get through the goddamn day. "
'A Single Man'
George wants to get through his goddamn day as he says. He takes us through a day, 24 hours. His lover, Jim has died, and the family will not recognize George. He cannot say a proper good-bye, but he remembers and grieves for Jim every day. He wonders if he will ever love again, or will he spend his life looking for love. George is a professor who is not able to share with his students his inner self, and this is troubling to him. George has a student looking for something, a bit of humanity in the days of the '60's. And, George, well he is looking too.
Colin Firth plays George in a performance like no other. We are engrossed and emerged in this man. His facial expressions convey so much emotion, it is sometimes difficult to keep watching. He is absolutely fascinating, and this is a performance to remember. Tom Ford is the director, and he has given us a glimpse of a gay man who is grieving. Mr Ford has structured a film around one man and his day, and this is a film that conveys everything that we might expect and more. Julianne Moore plays the woman who loves Geroge and wants more, but it is not to be. She is a woman alone and looking just as George is. Their dancing to 'Green Onions' by Booker T and The MGs is priceless and a sign of the 60's. The performances in this film are all extraordinary.
George is trying to put all of his things in order. He wants to take his own way out. He is a man who is precise but not natty. A man who looks good and dresses his part. Colin Firth is withdrawn and in pain, but we see hints of the man who wants life. His neighbors, friends and colleagues know him as one man, and we get to see his other side. All perfectly put together as he remembers his lover, Jim. This is a film to remember and to think about and to applaud.
Recommended. prisrob 07-28-10
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Chloe
'A Single Man'
George wants to get through his goddamn day as he says. He takes us through a day, 24 hours. His lover, Jim has died, and the family will not recognize George. He cannot say a proper good-bye, but he remembers and grieves for Jim every day. He wonders if he will ever love again, or will he spend his life looking for love. George is a professor who is not able to share with his students his inner self, and this is troubling to him. George has a student looking for something, a bit of humanity in the days of the '60's. And, George, well he is looking too.
Colin Firth plays George in a performance like no other. We are engrossed and emerged in this man. His facial expressions convey so much emotion, it is sometimes difficult to keep watching. He is absolutely fascinating, and this is a performance to remember. Tom Ford is the director, and he has given us a glimpse of a gay man who is grieving. Mr Ford has structured a film around one man and his day, and this is a film that conveys everything that we might expect and more. Julianne Moore plays the woman who loves Geroge and wants more, but it is not to be. She is a woman alone and looking just as George is. Their dancing to 'Green Onions' by Booker T and The MGs is priceless and a sign of the 60's. The performances in this film are all extraordinary.
George is trying to put all of his things in order. He wants to take his own way out. He is a man who is precise but not natty. A man who looks good and dresses his part. Colin Firth is withdrawn and in pain, but we see hints of the man who wants life. His neighbors, friends and colleagues know him as one man, and we get to see his other side. All perfectly put together as he remembers his lover, Jim. This is a film to remember and to think about and to applaud.
Recommended. prisrob 07-28-10
Pride and Prejudice (Restored Edition)
Chloe
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