Colin Firth – Unhealed Wound

“The Staircase”—Entryway into Murder?

Written by Diana Paul on July 11, 2022. Posted in Television reviews. Leave a Comment

The Staircase (HBO Max released May 2022), loosely based on the 2004 French documentary by the same name, (see my October 2017 review of the Netflix documentary mini-series) dramatizes the death of wife Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette), and the subsequent indictment and conviction for her murder by her husband, the novelist Michael Peterson (Colin Firth). All the features of a murder mystery are here: deflection, denial, confession, and motive. Viewers who are fans of the true-crime genre will find this “inspired by a true story” mini-series to be even...

“Operation Mincemeat” (2022)–Chopped and Diced

Written by Diana Paul on May 30, 2022. Posted in Unhealed Wound. Leave a Comment

Operation Mincemeat (2021) is based on the true story of a successful British subterfuge against Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Released by Netflix on May 11 in time for Memorial Day, Operation Mincemeat retells the unfamiliar story of a pivotal operation by British intelligence to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily and dupe Hitler into thinking the target battle zone is Greece instead. Thousands of Allied lives could be saved if their mission was accomplished. Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth), a Naval intelligence officer, is in charge of masterminding...

“Supernova”(2021) –Nebulous?

Written by Diana Paul on November 1, 2021. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment

“A person dies when he loses his memories.” In Supernova we see Sam (Colin Firth), a concert pianist, and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), a novelist, traveling across England’s Lake District, in their RV van to visit friends, family and places from their past. Tusker was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, and Sam and Tusker have been partners for over thirty years. Driving along in their van, Sam and Tusker first engage in the familiar banter of any long-married couple who have spent the majority of their lives together. Tusker’s early...

‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”–Not Enough Tinkering for My Taste

Written by diana on January 29, 2012. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 4 Comments

This cinematic remake of the landmark mini-TV series from 1980, starring Alec Guiness, is updated with Gary Oldman in the starring role that Guiness made so famous. Based upon the John le Carré espionage thriller, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” dramatizes British secret intelligence–nicknamed “The Circus” –during the early 1970s Cold War. Control (John Hurt), the chief intelligence operative, is forced into retirement because a covert operation failed to identify a double agent or “mole”. Forced into retirement along with Control, Smiley (Gary Oldman)...

“The King’s Speech”—A Personal Idiom for All of Us

Written by diana on January 17, 2011. Posted in movie reviews. Leave a Comment

This is the third of my movie reviews so far. The first movie review, “127 Hours”, and the second, “Black Swan”, are two portraits of protagonists who have a daunting obstacle to overcome. In “127 Hours” the main character has to wound himself in the most barbarous of ways to survive. In “Black Swan”, the ballerina has to face her demons in order to truly be an artist. And in “The King’s Speech”, King George VI has to overcome a debilitating stutter of humiliating proportions with a determination, dignity, and courage that can only be called heroic. After the Golden Globes awards I was...

Tag: Colin Firth

“The Staircase”—Entryway into Murder?

“Operation Mincemeat” (2022)–Chopped and Diced

“Supernova”(2021) –Nebulous?

‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”–Not Enough Tinkering for My Taste

“The King’s Speech”—A Personal Idiom for All of Us

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