It's not Elizabeth Taylor. Biographical films about outstanding and interesting people are always in vogue, always interesting and always attract attention, I am no exception, I really love biopics, even if a film about a person I have little interest in is still interesting to observe the life of a person who was admired by millions.
This film is about an episode from the life of Elizabeth Taylor, a stunning actress who was called “Queen of Hollywood”, as well as her ex-husband Richard Burton, I will immediately say that I am not a fan of the work of either Elizabeth Taylor or Richard Burton. The film about the creation of the play on the play “Intimate Comedy”, watched because of interest in biographies and because of Helena Bonham Carter, but now directly about the film.
The film, in fact, not even an episode from the lives of famous actors, but rather the history of the creation of the play, the film will not tell you anything that you do not know about Elizabeth Taylor or her ex-husband, and this, of course, very limited the story, because when it comes to transferring an episode of someone’s life to the screen, it already infringes on the story, and if, as here, we are talking only about the creation of the play, the film seems inferior, in fact, the whole action of the picture took place behind the scenes, and the whole conflict was built on Elizabeth’s unprofessionalism or on her half-lovers, then you can only create something interesting for me now?
Richard Laxton, completely unknown, at the moment, the director quite skillfully holds the atmosphere and intrigue of the film, he skillfully alternates emotionally tense and strong moments with more mundane and mundane, but in his directing I lacked style, handwriting, somehow dimly and uninterestingly shows the contrast between the star smiles of the press, photographers and the most ordinary, human problems, resentments and disappointment, as for me, quite an average director, frankly speaking.
Helena Bonham Carter, in the role of Elizabeth Taylor, this is something strange, I will tell you, first of all, it is difficult to assess the truthfulness and authenticity of what is happening on the screen, but in this film the Queen of Hollywood appears to us completely cocky, unbalanced, stupid fool who can not pick herself up, according to my feelings, Helena Bonham Carter, who is famous for her crazy heroines, and who I really did not know how to embody this image and she added a strange manra, she does not have a wonderful voice, but she does not play it well.>
In the end, in my opinion, the film turned out to be quite high-quality, with really worthwhile, emotional scenes that I remember, but this film is not devoid of cons, I really did not spend my time watching this film, but I can not close my eyes to the obvious minuses either, so such an assessment, thank you for your attention.
7 out of 10