What I fail to understand with
this kind of a (HBO) movie is two things – one – why would somebody make a
movie on one of the most loved American writers Earnest Hemingway and rope in
Clive Owen for the lead role and two – why O why in the world – Nicole Kidman
will show up for the same movie playing his third wife. I guess am never going
to get those answers and the same reasons why I saw this movie in the first
place. I guess if this wasn’t made on Hemingway’s life – I am sure I would have
liked it as an individual movie made in those “World War” times and would have
praised it too. On top of that I am doubly sure Hemingway wasn’t half as crazy
as this movie projects him to be and what’s with those seriously offensive sex
scenes in this movie? Totally beyond me – anyways western movie stars have no
issues in going nude at the drop of a hat but this one beats me with the nudity
on display too. 150 minutes long is a little too long for a movie of this
magnitude – I somehow sat through it only to criticize here as it offers
nothing new – although a good insight on his life but don’t know how much of it
is true. One thing that will always stay in my memory is the way he types all
those novels and stories in his typewriter with that furious speed high on
alcohol especially after a night of rocking fun that too at the dawn, super
amazing. It is definitely an underwhelming movie for me and not a recommendation
for a regular movie watcher – but if you know anything about the guy and like
him – check this out – you may end up liking it. My rating a definite 2/5 and
not so great of a biography I will call it.
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