Being the Ricardos

Exactly the typical Oscar piece. The dialogue, which tries to impress by paraphrasing the vintage Hollywood. It makes fun of the soap operas of the 1950s. However, it inserts into the actors' mouths trivialities that bored me throughout the whole movie. The only thing the film ultimately stands on are the acting performances, which are theatrical and great, but they are also the only reason to watch the film at all. The best one is definitely Nicole Kidman. She will be divine even posthumously. (03/14/2022)

For 20 years, I have fondly remembered the older TV movie Lucy (2003), I adore the original series I Love Lucy, and of course, Kidman. Therefore, my expectations were high, and so is my disappointment. But Aaron Sorkin, though he has been working on the film for a long time and was even there when Kidman tried to find her Hollywood place in Malice 30 years ago, but he is apparently a much better screenwriter than a director. Such a great topic and so much of it wasted! Shrinking the story into a single week and haphazardly putting together the marriage crisis, membership in the Communist Party, the creation of a groundbreaking sitcom, and even combining drama with fake docudrama? That really wasn't necessary. (06/08/2024)