Quick note on Nine:
Admission: I haven't seen the show, but I've been watching clips of the revival on Youtube, and I'm about to say something shocking--
I think the role worked better with Antonio Banderas than it did with Daniel Day-Lewis.
I know, I know, but please don't kill me.
I actually think Javier Bardem would have worked as well.
The problem with Daniel Day-Lewis becomes the problem with the movie. Daniel Day-Lewis is a tremendous actor and he doesn't care if people like him. The problem is that we need to like spending two hours with Guido or he just becomes this asshole who's being mean to all these women that we really like.
(I was talking with my friend Tommy about this and he echoed some of my feelings about the character.)
I liked what I saw of Antonio Banderas because I could see that what he really wanted was universal love, and I didn't get that at all from Daniel Day-Lewis. With him, I just felt like it was all about childhood infatuation and this urge to conquer every women he meets.
I think adding Kate Hudson's character to the movie (though I loved the number) was a mistake. It just made it seem like Guido was racking up notches on his bedpost.
The musical also seems to flesh out his childhood more, whereas the movie just touched upon it.
I am, however, not a big fan of the structure of the musical. I think there's too many solo numbers one after another, and the numbers come at very odd times.
Overall, I can see why they chose Rob Marshall for this, but I don't think it ended up being a good fit. He wanted to make it Chicago 2, and I think it's a very different kind of story than Chicago, and it could have benefited from a director with more edge and another leading man.
Just a thought.
Admission: I haven't seen the show, but I've been watching clips of the revival on Youtube, and I'm about to say something shocking--
I think the role worked better with Antonio Banderas than it did with Daniel Day-Lewis.
I know, I know, but please don't kill me.
I actually think Javier Bardem would have worked as well.
The problem with Daniel Day-Lewis becomes the problem with the movie. Daniel Day-Lewis is a tremendous actor and he doesn't care if people like him. The problem is that we need to like spending two hours with Guido or he just becomes this asshole who's being mean to all these women that we really like.
(I was talking with my friend Tommy about this and he echoed some of my feelings about the character.)
I liked what I saw of Antonio Banderas because I could see that what he really wanted was universal love, and I didn't get that at all from Daniel Day-Lewis. With him, I just felt like it was all about childhood infatuation and this urge to conquer every women he meets.
I think adding Kate Hudson's character to the movie (though I loved the number) was a mistake. It just made it seem like Guido was racking up notches on his bedpost.
The musical also seems to flesh out his childhood more, whereas the movie just touched upon it.
I am, however, not a big fan of the structure of the musical. I think there's too many solo numbers one after another, and the numbers come at very odd times.
Overall, I can see why they chose Rob Marshall for this, but I don't think it ended up being a good fit. He wanted to make it Chicago 2, and I think it's a very different kind of story than Chicago, and it could have benefited from a director with more edge and another leading man.
Just a thought.
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