Hugh Jackman didn’t need to think twice when director Craig Brewer asked him to play a man who will do anything just for the chance to get up on stage
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While the premise is serviceable, the execution is lacking: a film about surface polish that can’t quite find any of its own.
Director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, um, Footloose) looks like he's truly hit middle age with this autumn romance starring Kate Hudson and a miscast looking Hugh
Daniel Craig, Ed Norton, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monae, Rian Johnson – see how the other half lived, making the brilliant whodunnit.
… engages on so many levels that it dazzles.
If approached with a willingness to overlook undercooked narrative for Southern-fried atmosphere, this may prove sufficient as a mood piece.
With her latest funky fantasy, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the writer/director got to work with one of her favourite actors.