I was invited, through the graciousness of a friend, to the opening night of the Chicago International Film Festival. We saw Miss Julie, a new film adaptation of Strindberg's classic play, directed by Liv Ullmann, and starring Colin Farrell. Ullman and Farrell were both there, up on stage, to introduce the film at its U.S. debut.
They were both very charming. I've read a couple of reviews which were rather critical of the film. Here and here if you care.
My personal theory is that what really hurt the movie was a lack of chemistry between the stars. Both the stars seemed passionate, acting up a storm, but I rarely got the vibe that they were passionate for each other.
Maybe it just needed different background music?
Sometimes music in the background makes you feel
that poorly acted passion is real.
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