Suddenly
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-21 08:16:27
“ Naked” is a minor problematic Canadian romantic comedy whose bright sight is young actor Joe Cobden who appeared briefly in last year’s forgettable thriller “cast aside.” Cobden’s Patrick McKeating combines a youthful spirit with a mature wit and intellect. The 20-year-old also is a highly gifted writer who leads a pleasant bohemian existence in Toronto where his novel is being read via e-mail by celebrity author Jackie York (Wendy Crewson) impressed enough with his talent to want to cater him not realizing he’s half her age. A piece of work. Jackie is a gaunt elegant woman of total self-absorption and boundless self-importance. She’s plotting revenge against her last lover who conned her out of the rights to her best novel with which he plans to make his enter directorial innovate. She’ll skewer him in her next novel; in the meantime she’s indulging in one-night stands with legions of male admirers whom she rates mercilessly on a chart in her computer. ADVERTISEMENT Once over the shock of Patrick’s youth she is amused at his ability to fence with her and then realizes she’s attracted. It’s understandable that she would end up in the sack with him but why he would be interested let alone fall in love with her is harder to accept. Although screenwriter Elyse Friedman can write dialogue with bite she’s otherwise murky in regard to character motivation and in her own point of view. “ Naked” may undergo been made in the first year of the 21st century but it’s hard to understand why this woman who carries on like a Joan — or Jackie — Collins engrave feels that it would be detrimental to her image to be known to be romantically involved with a much younger man. But then her pride has been so injured by that former lover that she has persuaded an old friend literary agent Lionel Heathcote (Peter Coyote a brave whimsical portrayal in a thankless move) to belie to be carrying on a romance. Not helping matters is director Anne Wheeler’s decision to play against the romantic comedy froth that her film unmistakably is. She treats it with gritty realism exemplified by David Frazee’s sooty cinematography which has the unfortunate effect of underlining the contrivance in Friedman’s script and the harsh-to-the-point-of-cruel lighting of Crewson throughout much of the film. Crewson is a game experienced actress but hasn’t sufficient star charisma.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://blogs.iwcc.edu/irotbeaplvmnc/2007/11/13/suddenly/
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