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[hope]

Hmm... despite Sean Bean, Red Riding was a bit too dour and violent for my tastes. While the cinematography was pretty, it lacked heart and character in itself, really.

In a lot of places, the aesthetics of it struck me as very David Lynch, if he were British and not quite as adventurous.

Sean Bean was a bit scary, but underused.

Then again, I was crocheting through most of it (which helped to deal with all the violence, honestly), so perhaps I didn't connect with it as well as I might. Then again, the overall plot etc fell pretty flat.

Not sure I'll watch the rest of them.

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[trianne.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I watched for so long just for a glimpse of Sean, who when he came looked unbelievably rough.

I remember that era, albeit I was a very young teenager. What a dull, horrible, charisma-bypas period it was! Arrrrrrgh!

[hope]

I am glad that Sean was on in the first one. Otherwise I would not have even had that! and still probably not watched the next two.

What a dull, horrible, charisma-bypas period it was!

Even so, the cinematography was pretty enough that they could have made at least some of the menfolk more appealing, honestly.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

same here...will watch the rest for I want to see Paddy Considine, which the household has a soft spot for ;)

It was worth it to see Sean, the cinematography was pretty, but after a good start, it became quite flat, yes.

[hope]

Yeah, it's like they decided "no need for plot... I know, moar torture!" Sigh.

Also, on reflect, the appalling status of female characters - or females at all - really left me cold.