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08-03-2009, 19:06
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The Mouse King of Denmark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: The Winchester
Posts: 6,476
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How could I forget I saw this?!
Shine Geoffrey Rush plays David Helfgott, the talented piano player troubled by his upbringing and forced into a nervous breakdown by his own genius. Rush rightly won Best Actor at the Oscars for his portrayal, and I'm ashamed that I'd not seen it until recently. The chap playing his father acted his part to the letter - I truly despised the character and his selfishness in thinking that his own son's success would disband the family. As expected, it was this attitude that accomplished this in the end. Special mention must go to Noah Taylor who plays the adolescent David. He was probably portraying the character for half of the movie but never received the plaudits that Rush got. I couldn't figure out where I'd seen him before either and had to look it up. He was the geeky sidekick in the Tomb Raider movies, and Charlie's dad in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! Brilliant movie, but a little depressing and occasionaly overindulgent with its themes. 8/10
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