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This film is based off the novel with the same title written by Mark Helprin. Peter Lake is a burglar trying to escape his past with Pearly Soames. Before leaving, he finishes one last job. Instead, he falls in love with Beverly Penn (a dying heiress). Peter finds himself fighting against evil forces for love and life.
This film was directed by Akiva Goldsman. This film is nothing like the commercials. There is no traveling into the future to learn about the past, and the film is mainly focused on the past. The story assumes that you already know about this world, so it does not establish anything about it. It also creates the characters in this world and assumes that you will just accept it as a magical/religious tale, so that you will just suspend belief and follow it. Using religion as a form of magic is very unique, and strange. Unfortunately, that means there are no explanations. All that can be understood is that there are demons and angels who work using miracles like magic. That aside, following the effects more than the story will allow its audiences to figure most of it out. The way this story is presented, the future seems like a waste to the first part of the film. The past is barely established. There is also no great resolution for this film. The battle between Peter and Pearly should've been more elaborate to give the final grand blow. The characters are developed in anyway, and never learn any great mystery about themselves of this world. Which is a shame, because there is a lot of emotional situations happening that you can not connect to. The special effects were often subtle, which looked great on screen. It gave the film its mystery. The computer animation coupled with the backdrop were impressive to watch on screen. Colin Farrell played the role of Peter Lake. He was great creating this one dimensional character. If the story allowed, his character could have been greater. Russell Crowe played the role of Pearly Soames. He established a great opposing villain to Lake. Unfortunately, the story gives no real justification to his purpose for opposing Lake. Jessica Brown Findlay played the role of Beverly Penn. She was good playing a general love interest role.
I give this film 2 out of 5 stars! It had a great basis for a magical, and religious, love story. Without its character development, or establishing anything about the world, it fails.
Answer to last blog: Director Atom Egoyan, Devil's Knot, directed the film Chloe.
Que: Which film, featuring actor Will Smith, did director Akiva Goldsman not produce?
I Am Legend
Hancock
After Earth
I, Robot
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