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You know it's a remake, yeah? And not just a remake, but a remake of a brilliant, quintessentially 'English' film.
I'll admit to being sceptical about how well this is going to turn out, especially after having seen a couple of clips from it. A huge amount of the appeal in the original comes from placing the mob up against the model of the quiet, demure, principled little old lady, who still believes in Empire and Victorian values. Take that away and you've still got Sellers, Lom and Guinness. Except, of course, the Coens haven't. They've got Tom Hanks.
Let me say that again: Tom Hanks.
But then, how much can you tell from a couple of clips? I tell you what though: it'll have to be a wholesale rewrite - leaving just the *very* basic premise intact and nothing else - if it's going to have any chance of working. |
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