Early Look At Jane

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Fresh on the heels of the Jane Got A Gun release date is a review from an early screening of the film. Because it was probably an early cut and because the source is unknown, I would take it all with a pinch of salt. Thanks to lightscamerareaction.

Well Natalie Portman is the film’s MVP.

It was such an emotionally stirring performance and and did a magnificent job carrying a whole movie on her shoulders and showing her development as a weak, abused woman to a strong, assertive mother.

That’s the film’s biggest, and of its few, pros though.

Overall, I thought the film was mediocre.

I blame the choice of director. I LOVE Gavin O’Connor, who was a last minute replacement, but I had the same problem I had with Mira Nair’s work in “The Namesake” (2007) and Steven Spielberg’s for “Lincoln” (2012): It was dull!

The first rule of cinema is to never be boring. O’Connor never gave us the suspenseful atmosphere and action this western needed.

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Late Swan

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  Not sure if we've had this before but Kitten found it and given the questions, about Black Swan, are ones repeated so often...it's hard to tell. Here she is…

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Gallery Updates

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  Kitten found five new B&W photos of Natalie snapped at the Esprit Dior, Miss Dior exhibition opening night at the Galerie Courbe at the Grand Palais in Paris earlier…

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More Candids

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  Yet another set of candids for you guys today. Nothing spectacular but hey, nice jersey! They were taken before she left LA. Thanks to Kitten.

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Shopping

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  Natalie was photographed, on Wednesday, while doing some shopping in Beverly Hills. Photosets don't get more unremarkable than this :-P

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Mathilda Musings

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I was typing up another response to Adonis about a Leon (The Professional) sequel in the comments section, but I thought I’d make it a post instead and encourage others to jump in.

The idea of a Leon sequel is something that fills me with dread. The reasons are not new and they are plentiful. From the quality of Besson’s work since those early days, to the fact that Mathilda AND Leon was the magic of the film, to have one without the other would be disappointing.

But a bigger issue for me, and what I was writing in response to Adonis, is that I don’t want to see Mathilda kicking ass as a hit woman. Not only is it boring and played out, but it fires 2 to the chest and 1 to the head of the first film. Mathilda shows Leon a glimpse of a real life and his heartbreaking goodbye speech underlines the lesson learned – if he gets out of there he wants to give it all up, live in peace, have roots.

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