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...gramophone-type effect, the guitar acts sort of like sun glare, transfiguring the simple chord progressions and also making them perfect sleep music. “Lovers Carvings,” in particular, features ideally lustrous guitar work that gets along well with a late afternoon outdoor nap. Wilkinson??s real skill, though, is crafting the faultless head nod tracks that fill up the rest of the album. Through meticulously recorded and assembled sounds and synthetic beats, Bibio lands hits in an incredibly diverse array of styles. The title track is classic 70s Brazilian-sounding clap-along gold?...
...movie does, however, have a few saving graces. Tom Wilkinson (“Shakespeare in Love”) gives a splendid performance as Tuppy, a charming British aristocrat with no qualms about being loved for his money. Wilkinson delivers Wilde’s dialogue with ease. In fact, Wilkinson??s performance, along with Wilde’s witticisms, carry the film. All in all, Barker has made a painstakingly mediocre film. Oscar Wilde, eternal opponent of all things mediocre, is gnashing his teeth in his grave...
Winslet accomplishes that formidable task with the reverse approach: she overplays her role, but in a way that seems legitimately excited rather than forced. The near flawless acting goes across the board. Wilkinson??s quiet sadness is a play on his role in the forgotten Minnie Driver vehicle, The Governess, but this time the quality of the movie doesn’t disappoint his performance. Kirsten Dunst plays Lacuna’s receptionist with the fake cheeriness that is instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with waiting rooms. Elijah Wood has a sinister creepiness, based on a heartbreaking insecurity...
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