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3/4
Sophie's Choice review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/31/2012
Stingo (Peter MacNicol), relocates to Brooklyn and befriends Sa Polish girl named Sophie Zawistowski (Meryl Streep) and her partner Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline). Nathan reveals that something good in his research at a pharmaceutical company while Stingo is busy writing his autobiographical book. The only interesting story was Sophie’s ordeal of choosing which to give up in Auschwitz and her experience with the German family. Peter MacNicol was not engaging and Kevin Kline seems to be over the top in his portrayal though it had to represent his character. Meryl Streep just radiates and her remarkable effort which was greatly rewarded in the Academy awards. Aside from her performance and Sophie’s story, most parts were somewhat dull. Sophie’s Choice is a dismal drama that deals …
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3/4
Naturalistic Acting
Franz Patrick - wrote on 09/02/2008
The set-up between the three leads–Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol–somewhat reminded me of “The Dreamers” minus the sexual acts. “Sophie’s Choice” is more about secrets and the emotions that go along with them. Even though it’s about two and a half hours long, it managed to keep my interest because I had a feeling that there’s something more about the three characters. As the story unfolded, we find out that two of the three are not who they seem. I think the best scenes are the flashbacks in sepia, back when Streep’s character was going through the Nazi occupation. Her struggle was heartbreaking and it explains why she eventually became so vulnerable and dependent in Kline’s character. The “choice” scenes was nothing short of devastating. I think …
