Easy Virtue (2008)
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" Director: Stephan Elliott Starring: Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberley Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall, Christian Brassington, Charlotte Riley, Jim McManus, Pip Torrens, Georgie Glen, Stephan Elliott, Sheridan Jobbins and John Warburton Between world wars, the Whittaker's estate is sinking; only the iron will of Mrs. Whittaker staves off bankruptcy while she awaits her son John's return from the continent. To her dismay, he brings a bride: an Ame"
“Have you ever thought that what the film adaptation of a Noel Coward play needed was Jazz Age covers of “Car Wash” and “Sex Bomb”? Me neither, but Easy Virtue has them, and a few random musical numbers as well. Sure, the sight of Ben Barnes crooning some Cole Porter is enough to make me quiver and swoon, but it’s not enough to save Easy Virtue from the tedium that sets in. Damn shame as Coward’s at his best when the fizziness and artifice of his language (and sharp edged bon mots) are allowed the appropriate room to breathe. But we do get to watch Jessica Biel get outclassed by the acting prowess of Kristin Scott Thomas during their numerous verbal spats, and play vague flirtation and coy sexual attraction with Colin Firth as her traumatized father-in-law. What this needed was ” read more
" Netflix- 1hr. 36min. First Viewing There's a fun, screwball comedy somewhere hiding in East Virtue, with ample doses of fish-out-of-water and cultural clash plot points, that peaks out of every scene. Unfortunately, the film is too miscalculated to work, draining every possible scene of energy to the point of coma. There are some strong moments here and there, and the cast is pretty solid (though Biel, trying her damnedest, feels miscast), but very little comes together in a satisfying way; it'"
" Director: Stephen Elliott Cinematographer: Martin Kenzie Other Images "