Best Sellers
Realização:
Lina RoesslerArgumento:
Anthony GriecoCâmara:
Claudine SauvéMúsica:
Paul Leonard-MorganElenco:
Aubrey Plaza, Michael Caine, Cary Elwes, Ellen Wong, Scott Speedman, Elana Dunkelman, Veronica Ferres, Victoria Sanchez, Frank Schorpion, Philip Le Maistre (mais)Streaming (1)
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Harris Shaw is still typing on his rickety typewriter, even though he likes to bellow into his (rotary dial) phone that he is long dead. He coughs and swears, drinks and smokes, quite unlike Lucy Stanbridge, heir to the publishing house which made it big half a century ago with the author’s successful novel, “Atomic Autumn”. While the old curmudgeon has turned his back on life, the energetic young woman jogs through New York’s Upper East Side, receiving live updates from her ambitious assistant about (falling) sales figures and (crushing) influencer blogs. A book tour, of all things, with the old boy and his new work is meant to save the publishing house. But the old codger is a real pain in the arse. Spewed out in a British accent, his “bullshite!” quickly becomes the hashtag of a generation of US hipsters – but it doesn’t sell any books. In her directing debut, Lina Roessler stages Lucy and Harris’ at times absurd, at others heartfelt motel trip as a road movie in which Aubrey Plaza has to pull out all the stops to brave Sir Michael Caine (who was born, we should remember, in 1933). And she succeeds. In the end, this visibly moves not only the grumpy old man, but also all fans of literary films – and, of course, of Caine himself. (Berlinale)
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No início, o filme parece ser uma comédia negra sobre um conflito entre gerações entre um escritor severo, com opiniões intensas e irritado e uma editora ambiciosa que, apesar das discordâncias iniciais e antipatia, acabam por aprender a dar-se bem e a gostar um do outro (um cliché visto demasiadas vezes), mas no último terço, o filme Best Sellers transforma-se num drama choroso em que o humor está praticamente ausente (e nem sequer era brilhante antes). Além disso, a dramedy tonalmente desequilibrada fica muitas vezes sem fôlego, e Michael Caine exagera um pouco às vezes com a sua irritação e intolerância a tudo e a todos, de modo que parece mais com um velho desagradável e insensível do que com um cínico engraçado (embora a atuação seja sólida). Como resultado, não há muito a simpatizar com os personagens, e a execução geralmente medíocre e cansada torna o filme uma espécie de derivação completamente mundana e banal de filmes muito melhores, mais divertidos e mais pensados sobre um tema semelhante, como foi, por exemplo, O Estagiário com Robert De Niro.
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Best-Sellers tem duas faces cinemáticas. Na primeira metade, tenta ser uma comédia tresloucada que, no entanto, carece quase completamente de humor e, na segunda metade, passa-se para um drama que quer ser comovente, mas que carece de emoções reais e de conexões suficientes com os personagens. Além disso, é bastante demorado. Para mim, nada a celebrar. [KVIFF 2021]
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With Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza starring, one would expect a certain level of quality, right? Unfortunately, the film fell short in more ways than one. While the cast delivered solid performances, it became painfully evident that they were let down by a lackluster screenplay. The storyline felt unoriginal and, at times, downright silly. The film hovered awkwardly between a failed attempt at comedy, a feeble drama, and the kind of TV movie you'd catch on a low-budget channel on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Frankly, I struggled to grasp what the creators were trying to convey. Is it a good thing that I enjoy reading, or should I spend long winter evenings warming my hands over the fire consuming my literary favorites? I guess I'll stick to reading. / Lesson learned: If you motivate your internal organs to fight over which one gives up first, you can expect a certain outcome.
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