Kate & Leopold
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Movie Reviews of Kate & Leopold
Movie Review: Should Stand the Test of Time.
Summary: 5 Stars
An absolutely charming romantic comedy about a love destined to span time. Duke Leopold of Albany (Hugh Jackman) is accidentally swept from 1876 to present-day 2001 where he finds love in a NOW kind of woman (Kate), aptly portrayed by Meg Ryan. The time travel is nothing more than a means to an end and fortunately does not dominate the movie. The style of this flick harkens back to movies of old and is suitable for family viewing. The movie shows the value and allure of true romance as opposed to lust, and chivalry as opposed to expedience. This is a witty look at what love has lost through the ages and what it can still be if we only take the time. The story is delivered with a good dose of humor, too. Jackman is thoroughly convincing as the Duke and humorously confronts the difficulties of modern life in NYC. The charm of this movie is that it reveals the value of sincerity, good manners, and taste without taking itself too seriously. Leopold shows us what we seem to have lost in modern times and why we should value love over a marriage for the sake of financial security or advancing one's career. Finally, Sting's classical guitar ballad "Until" which concludes the movie credits is beautiful and will stay with you... stuck in your head, until you watch the movie again.Movie Review: Good Movies Make Good Memories
Summary: 5 Stars
Hugh Jackman,played the part of Royalty---with excellancy. I was glad to hear Hugh won the Golden Globe Award for his acting in this movie---he deserves it. I took my 3-teenagers to see it Christmas day, it is now the 28th of December (3-days later)and they woke up this morning still bragging about the movie. They have told there daddy & friend's about a Hollywood made love story and no one is naked in a bedroom,(No Sex Parents),and kissing was limited to the end.Our family heritage comes from both a Royal monarchy and a presidential family. Through the Royal monarchy 's same bloodline came...President Thomas Jefferson. We are relatives of Thomas Jefferson. After the event of Septemember 11th.my heart was broken beyond remedy,I had to watch two of the greatest nations this earth has; stand on edge--these nation's are your heritage,and mine,yet I felt like every war and deed my family ever fought for, was doomed on September 11th. Sometimes, time is the greatest healer of all.I want to persoally thank the producer's of this movie for doing a wonderful job in making this a good clean movie,it helped to make my family's Christmas memories better. "Good Movies Make Good memories",and that's what I want for my family.
Movie Review: Enjoyable film whose writers needed better history research
Summary: 5 Stars
Hugh Jackman, in what will surely be his breakout role to super-stardom, and Meg Ryan deliver marvelous performances in this tale of two people who meet and fall in love in the 21st century but whose romance is clearly better suited to the 19th. More than your ordinary time-travel storyline of the confusions that result when two characters living 125 years apart clash head-on, it is the pair's emotional involvement, shaped by their respective epochs, that drives the story. Moreover, it is precisely their separate realizations that their ability to love each other is limited by their own historical periods that gives their story such poignancy.
This highly-entertaining movie is satisfying on its own terms, although history buffs take note: don't take the sets too literally or look too closely, or you will find much to quibble with, from the period costumes to the background settings. Didn't anyone tell the film's researchers that the Brooklyn Bridge, prominently featured in both the 1876 and 2001-era scenes, didn't open until 1883 -- and that in 1876 the bridge looked nothing like it does now. Anyone who had seen it only at the midpoint of construction in the mid-1870s would have never recognized it in final form.
Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
So one of the movies I saw recently when I was in Seattle was Kate and Leopold. It's an old movie, and I actually like old movies a lot.
The reason I like old movies so much is that it lets me verify whether I'm watching a good movie. Sometimes, when a new movie is released, it's hard to tell if it's any good because the publicity about it makes me want to see it, and it's hard to tell in that moment whether it's any good. Whereas, when the movie is old, if the jokes are bad, and the plot is stupid, it shows.
A lot of people think Kate and Leopold was a cheesy movie, but I liked it for several reasons. Although Meg Ryan was a disappointment because she played herself, or the same character in You've Got Mail, I thought Hugh Jackman was impressive because he acted differently than Wolverine. Well of course we all expected him to act differently than Wolverine in Xmen, but sometimes people play themselves and are not able to adapt to new roles very well. Jackman did a great job of acting like a knight in shining armor, even though he probably is one in real life.
Movie Review: "...the result of reflection and study..."
Summary: 5 Stars
This film was wonderful! I realise that the plot is certainly far-fetched and altogether not feasible, but it is also very entertaining.Hugh Jackman puts in an excellent performance as a 19th Century duke, trapped in modern New York because of a fluke in time travel, courtesie of Stuart Besser (Liev Schreiber), amateur scientist and great-great-grandson to Leopold. Mr. Jackman and Meg Ryan play off one another very well, not to mention the lovable, childish antics of Kate's (Ms. Ryan) brother, Charlie (Breckin Meyer). (Be sure to catch Mr. Meyer's imitation of an Indian watching a Mets game for the first time. Good golly!) Bradley Whitford portrays Kate's boss, the greasy dirty not-so-old man, with alarming skill.
My complaints are few. There is little cursing, which is good, and no sex, which is even better. Ms. Ryan's hair resembles that of a wet dog, but that can be looked over and detracts little or nothing from the plot.
All in all, this is a charming film, one that I have seen more than once, and will see again.
Overall review: Lovely!!