Rating of
3/4
Sally Hawkins is great, the movie is forgettable
TommyL31 - wrote on 04/17/09
This was an interesting movie. Essentially a character picture about an overly cheerly and optimistic girl and her interactions with others. The flow of the movie itself seemed dull and aimless at times but I think there was some great character work done here. Poppy was excellent and grew more interesting and endearing as the movie wore on. I think Scott the driving instructor was also incredibly well done.
At the end of the day though I think you have to have an amazing character (see "There Will Be Blood") to abandon a good storyline as much as they did. I think Milk did a great balancing job this year. Had a good story and a strong lead part that drew you in as well.
I give the movie credit though for its drama-comedy fence straddling with the character. It's not easy to do because usually good character pieces need a heavier story line. A for effort, B- for delivery
