Word: hurts
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...John Hurt's performance is the driving force of the film. Giles is a relic of a quaint English past; he is mystified by such modern forms of technology as the VCR and maintains a perpetually erudite air. Perhaps, it is a yearning for a freshness and energy in his life that fuels his obsession for the unsuspecting Ronnie. Hurt plays his role both intelligently and ardently; his emotions for Ronnie are poignantly tangible. At first, he appears as a slightly depressed man who after losing his wife a few years back is looking for a new interest in life...
...movie are the early ones in which Giles explores creative new ways to further his infatuation with Ronnie. Before long, he has accumulated every pop-culture photograph of Ronnie and has stored them an album that he touchingly labels Bostockiana. It is during Giles' intense periods of fantasy, that Hurt's superb acting conveys to us just how deep Giles' emotions extend. John Hurt adopts vacant facial expressions and daydreamy tones of voice that prove this is more than a crush. At one point, when Giles is supposed to give a lecture on some esoteric element of literature, he instead...
...comparison to Hurt's astute acting,Priestley's is fair but unmemorable. He and his90210 buddies might have graduated from college,but he hasn't moved on to the next level ofacting. Ronnie's girlfriend in the movie, Audrey,played by Fiona Loewi, makes her presence known.Not only is she naturally beautiful but she playsher role with an alluring animation. She alsopresents her character with a keeness thatseparates her from the typical airhead. Gilesunderstands that she is an obstacle in his path towinning Ronnie's love. While he still retains hopethat he will succeed, we know his love will remainunrequited...
Love and Death on Long Island is a goodshowcase for John Hurt's talents, the prettyperformance of Fiona Loewi and the budding skillsof director, Richard Kwietniowski. It alsopresents an interesting dilemma about how anelderly man reclaims love and youthfulness, but itlacks a sufficient degree of consistent tensionand energy to make this a must...
...proctors' living rooms, on Room 13 couches and in the examination rooms of University Health Services (UHS) psychiatrists. Few of these stories turn out as well as the four women interviewed thought theirs would in January. In fact, by March their story of misunderstanding, secrecy and quiet hurt was only depressingly typical...