Sophia Coppola, I hate you
June 11th 2010 02:44
I just watched Marie Antoinette. It was so terrible I thought that I would official abandon this column.
Instead, I just decided to make this column less intellectual and more ranting.
Marie Antoinette was terribly boring. Granted, I'm not a thirteen year old girl (who I think would in fact love this movie). It was just shot after shot of pretty colors and furniture and cakes and shoes. I'd almost go so far as to say it was masturbatory. That Ms. Coppola was just like oooh that's pretty, let's put that in there and make it part of a 10 minute montage of random stuff. The movie was all shiny with no substance. The plot was historically inaccurate, disjointed and boring.
Even though I liked Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicide (I wonder if I watched them now if I still would?), I've always had a grudge against Coppola for her role in The Godfather Part III. I know she probably has to hear about that shit a lot. But The Godfather I and II is/are my favorite movie(s), so I have to bring it up.
I also have mixed feelings on Mr. Jason Schwartzman. I think he always plays characters I don't like and as a result I actual start to dislike him. I think the only thing I enjoyed watching him in was I Heart Huckabees. Like okay, we get that you're the different-kind-of-good-looking guy who's got a chip on his shoulder, but enough all ready.
I recently watched Shop Girl with Schwartzman, Claire Danes and Steve Martin (who was phenomenal), so hopefully I'll give you a real review on that one. Til then...
Instead, I just decided to make this column less intellectual and more ranting.
Marie Antoinette was terribly boring. Granted, I'm not a thirteen year old girl (who I think would in fact love this movie). It was just shot after shot of pretty colors and furniture and cakes and shoes. I'd almost go so far as to say it was masturbatory. That Ms. Coppola was just like oooh that's pretty, let's put that in there and make it part of a 10 minute montage of random stuff. The movie was all shiny with no substance. The plot was historically inaccurate, disjointed and boring.
Even though I liked Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicide (I wonder if I watched them now if I still would?), I've always had a grudge against Coppola for her role in The Godfather Part III. I know she probably has to hear about that shit a lot. But The Godfather I and II is/are my favorite movie(s), so I have to bring it up.
I also have mixed feelings on Mr. Jason Schwartzman. I think he always plays characters I don't like and as a result I actual start to dislike him. I think the only thing I enjoyed watching him in was I Heart Huckabees. Like okay, we get that you're the different-kind-of-good-looking guy who's got a chip on his shoulder, but enough all ready.
I recently watched Shop Girl with Schwartzman, Claire Danes and Steve Martin (who was phenomenal), so hopefully I'll give you a real review on that one. Til then...
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Comment by Deni
Abstract Magick
Cinema Herald
Roger Ebert has this to say:
You should read the rest of his review here: Roger Ebert's Review of Marie Antoinette
Comment by Anonymous
Kudos to Roger Ebert's film review.