Sorry Geoffrey Rush, but....

Rating: 1/10 (6 March 2011)

I think this movie was overrated. Colin Firth's big crying scene (which is the snippet they showed at the Oscars) is not that great. I don't remember seeing any tears, and he hid his face for most of it. I was moved a thousand times more by Don Draper's crying scene in Mad Men last season. I think Colin's eyes looked dead the whole time. I think what's memorable are the movies' crowd-pleasing snappy comebacks, decades ahead of their time. Ex.: "I don't have a hubby, we don't pop, and we NEVER talk about our private lives." "I'm sorry Mrs. Johnson. My game, my turf, my rules." Mainstream American audience is cheering for the working class guy telling off the snobby-but-smart-as-a-whip queen. But Oscars? Really? Maybe it was the old "star as a disabled person and get an Oscar" rule.
I couldn't believe Helena was nominated. Geoffrey Rush deserved a nomination simply because he could simply stand still and speechless in a movie and emote. But I can't give him kudos for this trite writing. I loved H.B. Carter in Fight Club. I wanted to like her in this. But it's just not happening.
Cool idea for a movie, but not Oscar-worthy acting.