Arthur [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]
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Arthur [Blu-ray] [2011] [US Import]
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Great Film!,
I just want to get to the point with this review and not ramble on, so a really great film,light,funny and a good performance from Russel Brand. I was pleasantly suprised since remakes are not always as good as originals.
The film follows a ludicrously wealthy man/child called Arthur(Brand)who lives a life of luxury in his posh apartment in New York,has a major drink problem,loves women and gets up to all sorts of crazy activities due to his rockstar lifestyle.But all is set to change as his wealthy mother threatens to cut his fortune off if he does not agree to marry a women she has chosen for him and settle down.Chosing his fortune he agrees to marry. Later he meets an ordinary city girl who he falls in love with but unfortunately can’t be with due to his promise to marry and the fact he does not want to lose his fortune. In the end Arthur is faced with a choice of keeping his luxury lyfestyle and getting married or following his heart to the girl he loves.
Don’t want to give away too much, so won’t give the end away.But a must see!
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|Not a patch on the original,
Russell Brand (Get Him to the Greek) plays Arthur, an alcoholic playboy heir to a billion-dollar company that he will one-day inherit. The only problem is that the shareholders are pretty unhappy about Arthur’s reputation, so in order to settle him down, Arthur’s mother sets him up with Susan (Jennifer Garner – Elektra), the domineering daughter of another corporate magnate. Arthur, unhappy with his mother’s choice, decides to instigate a relationship with the everyday-girl Naomi (Greta Gerwig – Greenberg) and soon falls rapidly in love with her. Naturally, his conscience wrestles with continuing his moneyed existence and marrying Susan, or risking being financially cut-off and following his heart. But will he make the right choice? Time will tell…
2011’s Arthur is a straight remake of Dudley Moore’s Arthur with pretty much no plot variation at all, it’s just been contemporised. Brand plays the same character he always does, drenched in hyperbole and over exaggerated mannerisms but this time with a slightly higher voice (tighter trousers perhaps) – but to be fair, it’s still very funny. The man of the match (so to speak) is without a doubt Helen Mirren (The Queen) who provides an acerbic & caustic version of Arthur’s nanny Hobson, bringing a lot of dry-humour to the film, balancing Brand’s slap-stick routine perfectly. The film is well shot & directed by Jason Winer – despite it being his first feature length picture – and entertains for the duration, clocking up an impressive 110 minutes.
In conclusion, this is a light-hearted and fairly innocuous film that will make you laugh at several points. However, this is no future-classic and pales in comparison to the original and sometimes the premise is just so flimsy that you wonder how much more they can flog out of this dead-horse. If you love Brand, you’ll like this – it’s that simple. If not, probably best to avoid!!
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|Russle Brand is back!!!!!!,
I went to see this film at the cinema and it is so good. I never really liked Russle Brand but now I do. Russle Brand is back baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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