Waiting for Michaelangelo
I liked this one. I didn't love it but that was not due to any
lack on RD's part. I found him just as delightful as always. I didn't really
like the lead female. I found her very hard to empathize with. Was she nuts or what?
I could have used a little, okay a lot, more viewing time of Roy, but when he
was there, he was all that he needed to be. I loved the shot in the gallery when
he is turning out the lights and posses for just a moment with his bag over his
shoulder. The "Michaelangelo" pose.
I enjoyed the movie, but would have liked to have seen a different leading lady.
Lay-tex
Waiting for Michaelangelo felt the same
way about the female lead. But, I just kept concentrating on that beautiful Tomas and forgot about
everyone else in the picture. I loved the part where the goofy guy tells him "....get outta here!"....the look on Tomas' face!!! Like - you
want me to get away from you??
He is so beautiful ["...he even looks good in reverse!!" ], that hair was to die for....the little bounce steps down the steps on their first
date.....the way he reacted when he punched the goof in the nose...
Just a good piece of RD fluff....and I enjoyed fluffing with him!!!
Campfreak
Ditto. There was something lacking in the
"chemistry" department. Tomas, otoh, was fabulous. As was her best friend.
Lovely David pose! Glad to see I wasn't the only one to notice it.
I adored watching him teach the boy to cook.
And that wonderful lecture on love.
And the "video watching" scene with her best friend. Too hilarious.
And the bed scene.
And the jogging track.
And the punch, "Merde!" That must've hurt. hehehhheheeh
Not that I paid close attention or anything.....
Anne
That sweater vest...........
Waiting for
Michelangelo
English (1996)
Evelyn: "I guess it's true. You just know when it's right."
Roy Dupuis gets to play the physical embodiment of a refrigerator magnet.
Unfortunately, the role is just that exciting.
Kelly (Renee Coleman) is a divorced newscaster with an eleven-year-old son
who has given up looking for the perfect man, until she meets Swiss art
dealer Thomas (Roy Dupuis), who sweeps her off her feet. Of course, things
are never that simple; at the same time, sensitive novelist Jonathan (Rick
Roberts) also comes into her life, resulting in the inevitable love
triangle.
Renee Coleman was sweet and personable, and I liked her character; it was
pretty much her movie. I particularly liked the scene where Kelly and her
best friend Evelyn are eating popcorn and running a video of Thomas backward
and forward, over and over. I also liked the young actor who played Kelly's
son, and his oh so cute ambition to be a master chef.
Roy Dupuis appears awkward and uncomfortable in the part of Thomas, probably
because they forgot to give his character a personality. I suspect he was
cast because of his passing resemblance to Michelangelo's David, which was
enhanced by a particularly curly hair style. They even have him standing in
a David pose at one point, which might have been more exciting if he hadn't
been fully clothed.
Interestingly enough, a passionate love scene and a silly fight were the
most convincing parts of the movie for me. It might be because Roy could
effectively smolder and project sexual arousal or anger instead of spouting
predictable dialogue in a Swiss accent that just never worked. He did do
some cool physical stuff, which was fun. In one scene, he juggled; in
another, he jumped rope like a boxing pro, and ran effortlessly while doing
dialogue with Rick Roberts.
"Waiting for Michelangelo" was occasionally funny and amusing, but it was
also like a poorly written romance novel. It never came into focus, and it
meandered to a predictable but somehow unrealistic conclusion.
Two out of four stars,
Billie
http://www.billiedoux.com/
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Thank you Ana Maria for the captures!
