Comments on: Trailer: What Doesn’t Kill You http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/ Movie reviews, news and opinion Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:47:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Craig Kennedy http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31491 Craig Kennedy Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:36:39 +0000 http://livingincinema.com/?p=2646#comment-31491 It's pretty hard to shine when you're on screen with Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I was surprised at how well he held his own. It’s pretty hard to shine when you’re on screen with Philip Seymour Hoffman, but I was surprised at how well he held his own.

]]> By: frankbooth http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31429 frankbooth Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:40:15 +0000 http://livingincinema.com/?p=2646#comment-31429 Looks like Hawke is playing a Johnny Boy-style spaz in this one. I don't know why he doesn't get cast in these roles more often. I've always thought he was kind of goony-looking for a leading man. He strikes me as the type who typically gets stuck playing junkies and mental defectives. I guess I just don't get his appeal as a sexy hunk. I do agree that he was decent in BTDKYD. He was outclassed by his castmates, but at least he didn't bring the movie down. Looks like Hawke is playing a Johnny Boy-style spaz in this one.

I don’t know why he doesn’t get cast in these roles more often. I’ve always thought he was kind of goony-looking for a leading man. He strikes me as the type who typically gets stuck playing junkies and mental defectives. I guess I just don’t get his appeal as a sexy hunk.

I do agree that he was decent in BTDKYD. He was outclassed by his castmates, but at least he didn’t bring the movie down.

]]> By: Craig Kennedy http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31379 Craig Kennedy Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:16:06 +0000 http://livingincinema.com/?p=2646#comment-31379 Yeah, Ethan seems to be spinning his wheels a little bit, but then again, up until Devil, I was not his #1 fan. That role convinced me he could act. Yeah, Ethan seems to be spinning his wheels a little bit, but then again, up until Devil, I was not his #1 fan. That role convinced me he could act.

]]> By: jennybee http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31369 jennybee Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:31:55 +0000 http://livingincinema.com/?p=2646#comment-31369 I like them both too. But I would have liked to see Ethan Hawke in something else between this and Before the Devil... so that it would see less like his character from that downward spiral life of crime drama walked off the set and into this downward spiral life of crime drama. Little Ethan, when will you learn crime is NOT the answer? Otherwise, it looks reasonably promising. My sister works with kids at those inner city South Boston schools, from those neighborhoods, so it interests me on that level, too. I like them both too. But I would have liked to see Ethan Hawke in something else between this and Before the Devil… so that it would see less like his character from that downward spiral life of crime drama walked off the set and into this downward spiral life of crime drama. Little Ethan, when will you learn crime is NOT the answer?

Otherwise, it looks reasonably promising. My sister works with kids at those inner city South Boston schools, from those neighborhoods, so it interests me on that level, too.

]]> By: Nick Plowman http://livingincinema.com/2008/12/01/trailer-what-doesnt-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-31309 Nick Plowman Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:07:34 +0000 http://livingincinema.com/?p=2646#comment-31309 When it comes to Mark Ruffalo, I am totally onboard too. I really thought he would get some awards attention in ’07 with Reservation Road and Zodiac. Too bad the former wasn’t very good and the latter was completely ignored. Same goes for Hawke, who was great in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead. Which was also ignored. Ugh. What Doesn’t Kill You looks good enough though, and the TIFF reviews were pretty positive (the few I read). When it comes to Mark Ruffalo, I am totally onboard too. I really thought he would get some awards attention in ’07 with Reservation Road and Zodiac. Too bad the former wasn’t very good and the latter was completely ignored. Same goes for Hawke, who was great in Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead. Which was also ignored. Ugh.

What Doesn’t Kill You looks good enough though, and the TIFF reviews were pretty positive (the few I read).

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