Peterloo

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Jerry S I remember how the national media based in London decided to sneer and hiss at the film. Amongst many, history in Britain is only important if it includes 'good things' - not like Manchester 1819, Derry 1972...or even Orgreave 1984. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Dan K I love to experience history brought to life through an entertaining period piece. For the most part, the movie was well made, though at times, it had the feel of a made-for-television work. What really turned me off, however, was the hyperbolic overacting, as if they hired a bunch of stage actors to star in a film. I have to believe that, even in the early 1800's, people tended to behave fairly normally, rather than flailing about in exaggerated gestures and frequently delivering over-the-top speeches and impassioned soliloquies, as if performing in a never-ending high-school speech competition. The acting comes across as a caricature of what it is meant to depict, I believe, and this detracts significantly from the viewing experience. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/16/23 Full Review jerry d Beautifully photographed account of the events leading up to and including a 19th Century British working class demonstration that was brutally quashed -- with multiple fatalities -- by the ruling class. Of course, the chasm between rich and poor continues to wreck havoc in our lives today, giving this movie particular relevance. Unfortunately, the film runs at least a half an hour too long, with multiple redundant speeches that a good editor should have excised or a better writer and director should never have included. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I love that Mike Leigh took on this tale, as it shows that some things just never change. The moneyed elite in power will always find a hungry poor populace vermin to be destroyed in one way or another. In that sense, Peterloo succeeds. But the narrative could have been so much better, as basically we're all just waiting for what we know will happen...that peaceful people will soon be massacred. I would have loved to have known more about Henry Hunt (wonderfully played by Rory Kinnear), if only with just some historical text at the end, stating his fate after his arrest and the significance of this event on British history. Instead, I had to look it up on Wikipedia, which is rather odd considering I invested over two hours in this film. At 154 minutes long, I came away with more questions than answers. If Leigh's intent was to dramatize a tragic event in British history, I guess he did it, but why in the world was it such a tedious watch? Ultimately I found it disappointing as a film, but I'm glad to have learned about Peterloo, even if it felt like a history class taught by a dull teacher. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review ra b Very well made, but very boring. Such an important event portrayed horribly with a tedious and uninteresting script. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great acting, great script and great photography. Is a great film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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