In this remake, Russell Brand stars as Arthur, a philanderer forced to decide between true love and an inheritance of millions.
Russell Brand (Arthur), Helen Mirren (Hobson), Greta Gerwig (Naomi), Jennifer Garner (Susan), Geraldine James (Vivienne), Luis Guzman (Bitterman), Nick Nolte (Burt), Christina Calph (Tiffany), Evander Holyfield (Trainer).
Arthur begins nicely by showing us his immaturity, or his love of life, one of the two. The theme continues as character introductions are made leading us to realize the theme of this movie actually is maturity. From there the humor launches as Arthur's alcoholism and lack of impulse control is explored. The film culminates with Arthur forced to choose between love, two actually, and money. Billed as a remake, this one deviates a fair amount from the original while keeping to the storyline fairly well.
Acting was mixed here. Brand did well in his role as an idiotic alcoholic, almost too well. Mirren was well cast and delivered very well as always. Gerwig was interesting and fit well with Brand. Garner was silly fun and very enjoyable, as was Guzman, Nolte, and the remainder of the supporting cast.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were well done with some lavish sets and solid technical work. Effects were minimal but good. Dialogue had a nice amount of humor with a secondary focus on drama. Sound and soundtrack are nicely done throughout.
The original Arthur is a Romcom that delivers the laughs and the drama equally well. This remake measures up fairly well with a bit less of the drama. Those who enjoy a good romantic comedy should enjoy this one.
With some sexuality, mild violence, and a few foul words, this should be fine for teens and above.
Released: 2011
Reviewed: 6.2.20
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Remakes, Classics
copyright ©2020 Dave Riedel
Russell Brand (Arthur), Helen Mirren (Hobson), Greta Gerwig (Naomi), Jennifer Garner (Susan), Geraldine James (Vivienne), Luis Guzman (Bitterman), Nick Nolte (Burt), Christina Calph (Tiffany), Evander Holyfield (Trainer).
Arthur begins nicely by showing us his immaturity, or his love of life, one of the two. The theme continues as character introductions are made leading us to realize the theme of this movie actually is maturity. From there the humor launches as Arthur's alcoholism and lack of impulse control is explored. The film culminates with Arthur forced to choose between love, two actually, and money. Billed as a remake, this one deviates a fair amount from the original while keeping to the storyline fairly well.
Acting was mixed here. Brand did well in his role as an idiotic alcoholic, almost too well. Mirren was well cast and delivered very well as always. Gerwig was interesting and fit well with Brand. Garner was silly fun and very enjoyable, as was Guzman, Nolte, and the remainder of the supporting cast.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were well done with some lavish sets and solid technical work. Effects were minimal but good. Dialogue had a nice amount of humor with a secondary focus on drama. Sound and soundtrack are nicely done throughout.
The original Arthur is a Romcom that delivers the laughs and the drama equally well. This remake measures up fairly well with a bit less of the drama. Those who enjoy a good romantic comedy should enjoy this one.
With some sexuality, mild violence, and a few foul words, this should be fine for teens and above.
Released: 2011
Reviewed: 6.2.20
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Remakes, Classics
copyright ©2020 Dave Riedel
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