Interesting. I wouldn't be surprised if she had to fight them on that bit. They love to use names to sell films. But this is a film that really doesn't need the big names, actually I think if any of them had played the part - it would have been a distraction. And putting their names on the poster, would have been misleading - fans of the actors would be spending the entire movie hunting them in it.
Great film. That scene with the guy carrying a bomb against his will may be the most horriffic scene I've seen in years, but it works.
Agreed. Right up there with that scene is the reveal of James friend, the little boy, dead with a bomb sealed inside his chest - which drives James to do a couple of things he really shouldn't. Everything in this film works. It felt flawless to me. It deserved the awards it won.
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Date: 2010-03-15 12:45 am (UTC)They love to use names to sell films. But this is a film that really doesn't need the big names, actually I think if any of them had played the part - it would have been a distraction. And putting their names on the poster, would have been misleading - fans of the actors would be spending the entire movie hunting them in it.
Great film. That scene with the guy carrying a bomb against his will may be the most horriffic scene I've seen in years, but it works.
Agreed. Right up there with that scene is the reveal of James friend, the little boy, dead with a bomb sealed inside his chest - which drives James to do a couple of things he really shouldn't. Everything in this film works. It felt flawless to me.
It deserved the awards it won.