I’m pretty sure that stripper scene is pretty much word for word from the play. Did you see the production at Monash that Isabelle was in? Adds a whole new level to its creepiness when its Is and her boyfriend doing the scene.. In a complimentary way, of course.
I agree about Julia Roberts. She didn’t really sell me on liking either of her men. She didn’t seem callous enough to treat either of them as badly as her character does.
Did you know that Clive Owen played Dan in the original cast of the play in London? Hard to say without having seen both characters, but I suspect he makes a better Larry.
Tom 3 July 2006, 01:56 PM
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Nah, I never saw the Monash one. That would be creepy. I can imagine Isabelle as Alice, and not because she’s been on stage in underwear before.
I like Julia Roberts most of the time, and I thought all the characters needed some sort of vulnerability… but it was just Law and her didn’t seem to have anything. There was a lot more spark between her and Larry; and of course, that relationship didn’t need as much. It’s the Dan/Anna relationship that should have passion.
Clive Owen as Dan? Gosh. No, way way better as Larry I’d think. Suited him to the ground. I don’t think I can imagine many actors playing a part like that and my still liking the character. But I suppose he can probably act like an arty whining pretty-boy if called upon.
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Shannon
3 July 2006, 11:50 AM
I’m pretty sure that stripper scene is pretty much word for word from the play. Did you see the production at Monash that Isabelle was in? Adds a whole new level to its creepiness when its Is and her boyfriend doing the scene.. In a complimentary way, of course.
I agree about Julia Roberts. She didn’t really sell me on liking either of her men. She didn’t seem callous enough to treat either of them as badly as her character does.
Did you know that Clive Owen played Dan in the original cast of the play in London? Hard to say without having seen both characters, but I suspect he makes a better Larry.
Tom
3 July 2006, 01:56 PM
Nah, I never saw the Monash one. That would be creepy. I can imagine Isabelle as Alice, and not because she’s been on stage in underwear before.
I like Julia Roberts most of the time, and I thought all the characters needed some sort of vulnerability… but it was just Law and her didn’t seem to have anything. There was a lot more spark between her and Larry; and of course, that relationship didn’t need as much. It’s the Dan/Anna relationship that should have passion.
Clive Owen as Dan? Gosh. No, way way better as Larry I’d think. Suited him to the ground. I don’t think I can imagine many actors playing a part like that and my still liking the character. But I suppose he can probably act like an arty whining pretty-boy if called upon.
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