This is by far my favorite Anthony Hopkins performance. Sure, the glittery performances are the ones that tend to resonate more (like his performance in Silence of the Lambs), but I think it is so hard to nail a character that requires a subtle and understated touch. The character says so little and so much at the same time. The movie may be a bit slow for some, but for those with patience the reward is amazing. I could have scene Hopkins and Thompson interact on a screen all day long. I also very much enjoyed the commentary on the differences between classes – I thought that was extremely well done.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Remains of the Day
Movie title: The Remains of the Day
Movie description: A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in post-WWI Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained veneer of servitude.
Date published: 2023-05-12
Director(s): James Ivory
Actor(s): Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Hugh Grant, Peter Vaughan, Ben Chaplin, Paula Jacobs, Patrick Godfrey, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Vansittart, Tim Pigott-Smith, Lena Headey, Paul Copley, Peter Cellier, Brigitte Kahn, John Savident, Pip Torrens, Peter Eyre, Wolf Kahler, Abigail Hopkins, John Haycraft, Caroline Hunt, Steve Dibben, Terence Bayler, Peter Halliday, Jeffry Wickham, Tony Aitken, Christopher Brown, Ian Redford, Jo Kendall, Steven Beard, Miles Richardson
Genre: Drama, Romance
My Review
This is by far my favorite Anthony Hopkins performance. Sure, the glittery performances are the ones that tend to resonate more (like his performance in Silence of the Lambs), but I think it is so hard to nail a character that requires a subtle and understated touch. The character says so little and so much at the same time. The movie may be a bit slow for some, but for those with patience the reward is amazing. I could have scene Hopkins and Thompson interact on a screen all day long. I also very much enjoyed the commentary on the differences between classes – I thought that was extremely well done.
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My Review - 9/10
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