Today I went to the movies

[ellen_datlow]

Rick Bowes and I went to see Eastern Promises, the new David Cronenberg movie this afternoon. It opens very violently and there's a lot of violence throughout but I loved it anyway. At this point, I'll go see anything Viggo Mortensen is in --I thought he and Maria Bello were terrific in Cronenberg's last movie, A History of Violence.

I only became aware of Mortensen in LOTR, although I recently realized I'd seen him in A Perfect Murder, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Douglas. After LOTR I rented A Walk on the Moon, a movie about the late 60s taking place in the Catskills, with Diane Lane and Liev Schrieber --he's good in those, but not all that memorable. It was in LOTR that I said--wowie!! Who IS that guy? Rick thinks he can't act very well but is a good movie star. I think he's a good actor.

Anyway, Eastern Promises had very good acting all around--it's a pretty horrifying movie about the Russian mob in London. If you're ok with violence, check it out.

Comments

[nballingrud.livejournal.com]

I've heard a lot of good things about this one. Even critics who didn't much care for it speak highly of Mortensen's performance. I'm looking forward to it.

If you like Viggo Mortensen as an actor:

[lupa.livejournal.com]

I first noticed Mortensen in 28 Days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191754/), which is a bit of a confection even considering the issues it addresses. I think you'd like him quite a lot in it.

[the-flea-king.livejournal.com]

I love Viggo as Satan in The Prophecy.

[al-zorra.livejournal.com]

I was really impressed with him in History of Violence, whereas in Hidalgo he seemed to be reprising Strider.

What I was anticipating with great joy was Alatrist. It's never opened here.

The Spanish audiences seemed not to like it, but the impression I got from their boards was they objected to the collapsing of the novels and so on.

Love, C.

[pabba.livejournal.com]

Both A History of Violence and Eastern Promises are movies I want to see, solely because I like Viggo's screen presence. Now you've just reminded me to check them out sooner! :)

[plattcave.livejournal.com]

Violence??? Eeek!!!

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

My wife insisted upon my watching The Prophecy about a year back, and the only high point to the whole film was seeing Viggo Mortensen as Satan. He plays a very good fallen angel.

[ktempest.livejournal.com]

there's a movie with Viggo AND Liev? Once I have this movie in my possession, I will never leave the house.

Viggo

[(Anonymous)]

I remember him from G. I. Jane. :)