The Children Act: Directed by Richard Eyre. With Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Reena Lalbihari, Dominic Carter. As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
The Children Act Graceful dramas for adults are a scarcity these days. But thanks in part to a reliable supply ofIan McEwanadaptations, like the excellent but frustratingly under-the-radar Spring 2018 release “On Chesil Beach” (Dominic Cooke), we are luckily treated to some refreshingly grown...
Legal MelodramaThe Children ActShowcases a Stellar Thompson High Court Judge Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) specializes in juvenile cases, especially as they pertain to the medical profession. The latest case she is presiding over is one of her most challenging, 17-year-old teenager Adam Henry (Fion...
The Children Acthas all the ingredients for a thought-provoking and daring, piece of cinema. Instead, it’s focused on the wrong stuff for too long, and aims for emotional manipulation as opposed to intellectual resonance. Flickering Myth Rating– Film: ★★ / Movie: ★★ Matthew Lee...
But THE CHILDREN ACT isn’t necessarily about the decision itself but how the decision affects the characters. This is where the film, I believe, fails to connect with the audience. While the characters and their relationships are interesting (the parents involvement are given little consideration...
The movie follows the bloody revenge story of an assassin known as the Bride. Played by Uma Thurman, who wields swords left, right, and center during brilliant sequences, the Bride is out for the lives of everyone who left her and her unborn child for dead. Kill Bill is colorful, adren...
The first thing we need to acknowledge is the fact that Otis is played by child actor Asa Butterfield, who has been a megastar ever since his young self played Bruno in 2008 drama film, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. We don’t know if it is just a simple coincidence that Asa looks...
读过 The Children Act 书名: The Children Act 作者: Ian McEwan 页数: 240 出版社: Nan A. Talese 出版年: 2014-9-9 第1页 p. 46By the time she was crossing the street to go down Chancery Lane, the rain was coming down harder, at a fair slant, driven by a sudden cold wind....
Aboard the Anshin space station, the misanthropic moon-born child Touya (Griffin Burns) has every reason to be disgruntled with three visiting Earthling children (Adam McArthur, Tara Sands, Colleen O'Shaughnessey). Then, a mysterious act of sabotage leads to trouble for both the Anshin and ...
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