Gratuitous Naked Male Cuteness
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przedWork has been kind of nuts lately (lots of projects requiring lots of revisions all coming due at once) and home has been equally busy. But I decided to treat myself to a cheap copy of Wimbledon, a slight rom com with Paul Bettany, and Nicholaj Coster-Waldau (oh, and Kirsten Dunst) that I've been meaning to watch for ages.
It is lovely.
It's not deep, it doesn't have high drama, it follows the expected arc of a rom com. But it's chock full of good actors (James McAvoy, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron and Robert Lindsay have minor but key roles), the characters mostly behave like reasonable adults, and Bettany and Coster-Waldau play best friends and tennis practice partners with a nicely slashy vibe.
I mean, just look at them:
Aren't they adorable together?
At some point I've got to do a proper pic spam for both these lads.
It is lovely.
It's not deep, it doesn't have high drama, it follows the expected arc of a rom com. But it's chock full of good actors (James McAvoy, Bernard Hill, Eleanor Bron and Robert Lindsay have minor but key roles), the characters mostly behave like reasonable adults, and Bettany and Coster-Waldau play best friends and tennis practice partners with a nicely slashy vibe.
I mean, just look at them:
Aren't they adorable together?
At some point I've got to do a proper pic spam for both these lads.
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Date: 2011-01-28 03:37 am (UTC)As for Priest, I just saw the latest trailer last night, and I'm approaching it with trepidation. Those vampire creatures look, well, just kinda dumb. But the Urban/Bettany slash potential should be enough to make an stupidity palatable.
I just want to know when Bettany decided he was going to specialize in low-ish budget, religion-laced action films. Not that I've got a problem with that. I'm far too fond of Legion.
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Date: 2011-01-28 03:41 am (UTC)We both know it's going to be silly as hell but I still think it'll be fun. I do enjoy the occasional work in the spandex-go-boom oeuvre.
I read an interview with him a while back where he was talking about the religion-laced films he's been in and laughing about it cos he's a confirmed atheist.
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Date: 2011-01-28 12:58 pm (UTC)Of course I'm looking forward to the Urban/Bettany slash too (well..duh), but you know that Bettany is doing his darndest to put us off the scent at the moment by snuggling with Zach Quinto at Sundance? Nice try Paul. Not gonna work.
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Date: 2011-01-29 03:23 am (UTC)As for him snuggling up with Zach Quinto, god bless 'em. I love an actor who'll snuggle up to his co-stars. Especially when they're Karl Urban. ;-)
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Date: 2011-01-29 11:00 am (UTC)