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Never Let Me Go – John Doe’s Trailer of the Moment
Sci-Fi that May Cut Deep.
Never Let Me Go - The Novel
Director Mark Romanek
Based on the critically acclaimed novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains of the Day) and Directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo), Never Let Me Go is adapted for the screen by Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later, The Tesseract).
Tommy, Ruth and Kathy as they are in the film
The curse of research, as JD looked into the synopsis he discovered several spoilers that will certainly taint his viewing experience. Fear not readers, Johnny will not make you suffer for his mistake. Instead here is a copy and paste of the teaser from the official site which says:
“As children, Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them.”
The cast at play?
Always a welcome addition to any player’s roll call, Charlotte Rampling (Swimming Pool, Angel Heart) as Miss Emily is good news. Sally Hawkins (An Education, Happy-Go-Lucky) and Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows), the son of Brendon Gleeson also co star.
Trying to keep expectations in check, ever since Mark Romanek left the troubled production of The Wolfman Mr Doe has eagerly anticipated the music video legend's (Closer, Devil Haircut, Hurt, Scream) next foray onto the big screen. The footage below indicates he may have found an ideal match for his carefully metered style and for Johnny the U.S. release date of September 15th 2010 can’t arrive fast enough.
There is no Australian date available.
Watch the Trailer for Never Let Me Go.
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Anyway, it's been too long between drinks for Romanek, JD. One Hour Photo is a film I could watch all day. It certainly worked out for the best jumping ship from The Wolfman which was a floating corpse from day one.
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QUOTE ME NO QUOTES!
My guess, they are being bred as organ donors!
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It does look a little "Over wrought" but considering the powerful emotional catalysts of the story, anything less would be glossy IMO.
i still haven't seen Andrew Garfield in anything to comment on his appearance.
Film & TV on DVD
One Hour Photo's haunting restraint makes me anticipate great things from Romanek.
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Only joking, if you wanted to know the answer to the films premise its easy enough to find it on the net.
Understated scifi is always "vewwy interesting' to me too!
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I am a massive fan of understated science fiction that distills high concept ideas into the human experience and this looks rich in complex emotion.
Also I am a massive fan of Romanek after One Hour Photo and am curious to see his next work after such a long gestation period.
Remains of the Day as a film was a real bore so I am with you on that one.
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My sentiments exactly.
I'm not huge on all the cast but as that thick atmosphere really sells me.
The class struggle thing in Remains of the Day didn't translate well for me...as opposed to say Gosford Park that did it exquisitely.