tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post7137001107848731241..comments2024-03-28T15:25:55.785-07:00Comments on Raybeard: Film: 'The Upside'Raybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-74361670616593877392019-02-10T23:00:11.369-08:002019-02-10T23:00:11.369-08:00Cranston was tolerable in this - even as Hart also...Cranston was tolerable in this - even as Hart also just about was, playing the loud-mouth character (it suited him!) - but my rating would have been lower had not the luminous presence of Nicol Kidman been there to give it a lift. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-3076658745712911502019-02-10T22:56:41.120-08:002019-02-10T22:56:41.120-08:00You may have seen it in the best way, Rachel, name...You may have seen it in the best way, Rachel, namely with no expectations at all. I think the first think that put my back up was Cranston's constant kindly smiling at Hart's silly antics and pronouncements as though he'd discovered a jewel in the mud which only he, the invalid, could appreciate. It got dangerously close to discovering the Hart character as having a life-affirming wisdom underneath his loud exterior, though it didn't go quite that far. <br />I dare say that a number will indeed enjoy the film - though not that many who've managed to show themselves in the film site ratings I quote above. Maybe it's best to have watched it, as you did, without taking any extraneous baggage along with you as I seem to have done. Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-65395222105211961702019-02-10T13:34:39.660-08:002019-02-10T13:34:39.660-08:00I'd give anything to see Kidman-Cranston film,...I'd give anything to see Kidman-Cranston film, but not this one. <br />I find Kevin Hart unfunny and offensive--and that was before his homophobic child abuse "jokes" surfaced.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926347286766677626.post-31193427254357498742019-02-10T12:26:08.686-08:002019-02-10T12:26:08.686-08:00I saw this film 3 weeks ago when the showing of Ol...I saw this film 3 weeks ago when the showing of Ollie and Stan in the cinema broke down. I enjoyed it very much and found it entertaining. It was not a demanding film, was quite funny in parts and I found it a joy to discover that it was based on a true story and they remained friends in real life, and they helped each other. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com