I’ve just stumbled across a new trailer for the Robert Redford directed Lions for Lambs and first off, it ain’t a bad trailer. The movie looks to deal with some real pressing matters but there’s two things that bother me so far about the movie.
The first being although it’s a relevant topic and everything, the movie kinda looks boring.
The second being that it doesn’t look like Tom Cruise is going to leave that damn office, which I can see what there doing (and they mention it in the trailer) that they want a powerful guy who can easily make decisions about people’s lives whilst he is comfy in his office (or is it a frustrated prison, hope they delve into that too) but it’s going to be a little annoying for the viewer if we keep coming back there for another bout of heavy dialogue and Oscar hopeful acting.
I dunno. I think it will be a relevant picture but maybe one that isn’t quite as exciting as The Last King of Scotland or Blood Diamond last year.
New trailer below, and the poster is of course above. Poster reminds me of a mid 90’s kind of political/thriller.
source – worst previews
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Tom Cruise. I wonder why this movie isn’t getting more of a marketing push? You’d think with Cruise in it the publicity blitz would be everywhere. Instead it’s quiet as a …lamb.
Shame. Wonder if the studio suddenly lost faith in the project.
It has some big names…but we’ve seen that before. I think its more of a limited release movie…like Clooney said…he’d make one cash out movie (say…oceans 13) and then go onto make movies like good night and good luck…consisting more of substance than stunts…seems tom cruise is following the same path.
I think Cruise (as it’s his studio financing the movie) is quite happy to star in an understated movie after all the high profile media frenzy that has gone on in his life over the last couple of years.
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