Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. —Henry Fielding

06 April 2021

Newzzzzzzz of the World

News of the World is very well made. It's shot beautifully and scored beautifully, and the production design is gorgeous. 

So why is this movie so boring? With all of the goodwill and excellent work poured into it, News of the World has no right to be as boring as it is. I really don't understand, but this thing is truly a snooze. Greengrass gets a couple of moments where he gets to do what he's great at doing – viz. a pair of runaway horses and a wagon crash – but this kind of movie doesn't play to his strengths as a director at all. 

Also maybe I just think Tom Hanks is kinda boring.

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