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Release Date: 28 October, 2003 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: |
Coming Through Reviews
Branagh as Lawrence Comes Through. However...
Indeed, COMING THROUGH is Kenneth Branagh's least interesting film. This semi-period film appears to center around D.H. Lawrence, however, it does not completely involve the life of D.H. Lawrence. The packaging of this DVD and film is quite deceiving.
For the most part, the plotline involves a female scholar who takes a weekend trip to do research about Lawrence, and happens to encounter a young man in the library in which she is doing her research who is an avid Lawrence reader. Their storyline suddenly spills over to flashback scenes of Lawrence's life, and this is where the film lacks cohesion. The romantic liaison/affair between Lawrence and the married Frieda Von Richthofen, which is depicted on the cover of the DVD, is interesting and intriguing, but it is fragmented and poorly displayed in the film. Also, the intertwining subplot between the young man and the female scholar attempts to show a romance between the two, which further creates a mess of a film.
COMING THROUGH did not come through. The English landscape is amazing as well as Branagh's acting. However, the film looks like a BBC film or a made for television production, which may have been shown during the holidays. This film may be good for die hard Branagh fans, but otherwise, skip it.
good scenery, good acting, bad movie.
There are 2 reasons to see this movie (and only 2). Really beautiful scenery, and wonderful acting by Kenneth Branagh. Other than these, I found the story underdeveloped, and the movie ended just as it was beginning to get interesting. We see some flashbacks of DH Lawrence's life. However, whereas the cover of the movie suggests that the focus would be on the relationship between DH Lawrence and a married woman, this relationship is not the focus of the movie. In fact, this is a movie that looks at DH Lawrence, without focusing. Therefore, one is surprised when the movie ends, but not sorry.
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