COSMOPOLIS SPOILER POST + Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing

COSMOPOLIS SPOILER POST + Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing

It's Cosmopolis Day in Canada! This is your spoiler thread so we invite you to share your uncensored thoughts  all weekend in here.  Below are links to our previous review/spoiler threads and my review of Cosmopolis. I kept the more spoiler-y bits under the cut for those avoiding.

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"
• Spoiler Post #1

I've been blogging about Cosmopolis for a year and a half so when it was announced that Canada would release the film on June 8th, there was no question in my mind that I would be traveling to the Great White North to view the film. I knew I was going to enjoy it going in because I enjoyed the story and dialogue from the book/script. Cosmopolis promo has been all about emphasizing the dialogue so I felt ready.

I was not ready for the visual and auditory experience of Cosmopolis. It was exactly what David Cronenberg said: "fantastic faces saying fantastic words". My initial reaction to the film was I felt like my brain just had sex. The words kept running through my mind post-viewing and the interactions Rob's Eric Packer had with each character was impossible to forget.



Rob's performance was brilliant. It truly was. I only saw Eric Packer on the screen and I was mesmerized by his words, mind and actions. Rob shined in this role. It was "thick and chewy" and he owned it. I liken his performance to running a 4x4 race. Starting with a steady pace but half way through, letting your skill expand and in the last leg, letting it explode. The effect leaving you breathless. I felt breathless when the credits started to roll. This approach felt right for Eric too. His day, starting with a simple request/demand - a haircut - but then escalating into unfathomable complexities. Climaxing into an unknown but hopeful future.

More review after the cut w/semi-spoilers

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Cosmopolis Reviews + New Picture: "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"

Cosmopolis Reviews + New Picture: "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"



Did you miss our first round-up of reviews? Positive remarks from Variety. The Playlist gave it an A grade. Rob's performance praised! Click HERE to read. Now for a fresh batch :) More great excerpts and 2 fan reviews that are just awesome.

Excerpt from Indiewire/ThompsononHollywood: 

Lately Canadian director David Cronenberg is tending toward talkier films, heavy on dialogue and discourse. "Cosmopolis," like "A Dangerous Method" (2011), imagines pseudo-intellectual characters prattling on about The Human Condition. But unlike "Method," which reduced its characters to pint-sized archetypes of psychoanalysis, "Cosmopolis" digs deep. The film is arranged episodically, as characters appear briefly and are unlikely to appear again—although Giamatti's character, a madcap employee of Eric, circulates with menace along the film's fringes.
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The film bristles and crackles with ideas and insight, however half-baked or preposterous, about the world at large.

While Cronenberg has elicited nuanced, naturalistic performances from the likes of Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Naomi Watts ("A History of Violence," "Eastern Promises"), he often teases out intentionally stilted performances from his leads ("Crash," 1996). As Eric, the brooding Pattinson eroticizes every move, glance and revolver-spin. Travis Bickle is gliding beneath his dead stare. Although the profligate Eric professes ideas and obsessions, he is ultimately a wannabe nihilist. He asks one of his many girlfriends (Patricia McKenzie) to tase him, because he's ready for something new, because he wants to feel something besides empty sex and asymptotic human connection. A person who has everything, in effect, has nothing. That doesn't make Eric a deep person but, in the film's final stretches as he confronts his fate, something is roiling beneath that dark, handsome shell.

Excerpt from AVClub:

Whether the Competition jury will hand any prizes to Cosmopolis remains to be seen, but Robert Pattinson clearly deserves this year’s award for Best Career Move. Indeed, he’s among the half of David Cronenberg’s eclectic cast that completely nails the very tricky, precise tone demanded by Don DeLillo’s unapologetically inhuman dialogue. 

Excerpt from Slant:

Diamond-hard and dazzlingly brilliant, Cosmopolis alternates between mannered repression and cold frenzy, one of the ways in which it most closely resembles Cronenberg's prior A Dangerous Method.

Predicated on an absurd whim, Cosmopolis relates 28-year-old financial whiz and billionaire Eric Packer's (a surprisingly solid Robert Pattinson) daylong, cross-town quest for a haircut, despite repeated warnings about a credible threat against his life. Along the way, there will be time enough for sexual trysts, political demonstrations, a celebrity funeral, and the depredations of a "pastry assassin."
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Everything leads up to a confrontation with a former employee (Paul Giamatti), the source of that aforementioned credible threat. By far the longest exchange in Cosmopolis's otherwise brisk forward rush, their loopy banter could easily have lost traction entirely and spun off into caricature, but Giamatti and Pattinson manage to keep it viable.

Excerpt from the New York Times. This was a wrap of Cannes but the journalist defends Cosmopolis:

Another title that deserves a second look from critics is David Cronenberg’s latest, “Cosmopolis,” yet another under-loved competition title and a movie that will probably, as is often the case, be received more warmly when it opens commercially. 
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Mr. Cronenberg does wonders with both the camera, especially inside the tight confines of limo, where many of the scenes are set, and with his star, coaxing a performance from Mr. Pattinson that perfectly works for the movie’s sepulchral air. Initially, when Packer slides into his limo, he seems like another master of the universe with shades, a bespoke suit and the otherworldly air of the super-rich. Yet as the limo inches across the city, where the traffic has been slowed to a creep by a presidential motorcade, a celebrity funeral and anarchist outrage, you begin to realize this is a man being chauffeured to his own funeral. As a diagnosis of what ails us, “Cosmopolis” would make an excellent if slightly nauseating double-bill with Mary Harron’s Wall Street horror shocker, “American Psycho.”

Excerpt from film4. The critic was in favor of the film and had this to say about Rob:

A bald reworking of the first line from the Communist Manifesto swaps Europe for the world and Communism for Capitalism: “A spectre is haunting the world, the spectre of Capitalism”; this is shown as part of an in-movie anti-establishment protest that is as extreme as it needs to be, underling the point that insanity may be the only sane response to an insane system.

This is also why casting Robert Pattinson in this role is a stroke of mad genius. Apart from delivering a very fine performance, he is arguably the star currently inspiring some of the least sane responses in our culture. When, at the film’s climax, he is confronted with a maniac insisting “I know everything that’s ever been said or written about you. I know what I see in your face, after years of study,” it’s not hard to appreciate how brilliant – and perhaps cathartic – a role this is for him, one that figuratively interrogates the fame-capital he has accrued so far, Pattinson apparently as interested as Packer in the possibility of re-setting as something else. Casting him could have been a Warhol moment, using the image of an icon to make a point about fame, but Pattinson’s participation is too active to merit this back-handed compliment.

 Excerpt from NPR. They gave Rob Most Unexpected Great Performance. Visit the source to read what else they said about Cosmopolis. It "won" another honor from NPR.

And it helps that the film contains the festival's Most Unexpected Great Performance from Pattinson. He's appropriately icy and reptilian, but he's not without an odd persuasive charm; when I say that the character functions like Gordon Gekko crossed with a more literal kind of bloodsucker, I mean it as praise.

Excerpt from the Telegraph. They gave the film 4 out of 5 stars :)

At its heart is a sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson – yes, that Robert Pattinson – as Packer. Pattinson plays him like a human caldera; stony on the surface, with volcanic chambers of nervous energy and self-loathing churning deep below.
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Cronenberg’s script is often oblique, and the film is talky and evasive – heaven knows what Pattinson’s Twilight fanbase will make of it. But its portrayal of civilisation as an impossibly intricate, crucially flawed equation, about to buckle and snap, is sinuously compelling.

Good thing we're not the Twilight fanbase around here, right? ;)

Excerpt from Indiewire/Thompson on Hollywood:

Last night I caught a screening of David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis." Until then, can you believe I had never actually seen Robert Pattinson in a movie? I was surprised by his performance — cold, unfeeling, sexy, channeling some Travis Bickle in there. The film bristles with energy, ideas and confidence. The final scene, especially, is one of Cronenberg's best to date. This is his best work since "A History of Violence," and even though I'm guilty of unwavering auteur loyalty here — this guy could shit in a paper bag, and I'd be there — this film exceeded my expectations.

Excerpt from NYMag/Vulture. FANTASTIC stuff about Rob:

"I'm hungry for something thick and juicy," growls Robert Pattinson at the start of Cosmopolis, and one can imagine Pattinson issuing the same order to his agents after years spent sinking his vampire teeth into wan Twilight flicks. His team earned their keep by landing Pattinson this David Cronenberg–directed movie and a berth at Cannes (where Kristen Stewart's On the Road premiered just a few days before). And yes, he's good in it.

In Cronenberg's adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel, Pattinson plays a boy billionaire who's already peaked (when someone asks his age, he contemptuously spits "28" as thought it were the new 40) and has nowhere to go but down over the course of one very long day. The thing is, Pattinson sort of seems to be enjoying his self-destruction, which comes as his limo is besieged by anti-capitalist protesters and as he consorts with several willing women who give him what may be the last lay of his life ... none of whom include his strategically withholding new bride (Sarah Gadon), whom he married in what was essentially a business merger between two families. When they briefly meet for a meal and Pattinson removes his sunglasses, his wife murmurs, "You never told me you were blue-eyed." Soul mates? Not quite.

Both Pattinson and Zac Efron have come to Cannes with the hopes of shaking up their heartthrob personas, but while Efron goes opaque in the eyes during crucial scenes in The Paperboy, Pattinson is able to convey a whole lot about his Cosmopolis character simply with a curdled sneer and a soul-sick gaze.

Be sure to read more at the source. The critic goes on about Rob. :)

Excerpt from Toronto Sun.

Packer, very well played by Pattinson, would have made a good patient for the subjects of Cronenberg’s previous movie, A Dangerous Method. Doctors Freud and Jung would have loved to analyze this road warrior with their “talking cure” methods.
We might quibble with the emphasis Cronenberg places on dialogue, on the staginess of his sets and on the relative lack of action.
What we can’t argue is that Cosmopolis is the work of a master filmmaker, one who is determined to have us think about the ideas packed into the trunk of this limo bound for the furthest corners of the psyche.

No detailed Rob mention but that's good too. Focused on the film and ensemble of the cast and crew - which the critic said was "smartly chosen" and "expertly used". There's this great starting quote from Hammer to Nail: "David Cronenberg’s much-awaited adaptation of Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis is a mesmerizing, utterly cerebral inquiry into the current economic crisis as channeled by its main character’s slowly imploding mind."

Just after 2:00, this video features 2 critics talking about Cosmopolis. They loved it and GOT it. Really great remarks and not dubbed :) Click HERE to watch.

Detailed fan reviews after the cut! SPOILERS!

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Reviews for Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami: 2 press and 1 fan have a spirited time!

Reviews for Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami: 2 press and 1 fan have a spirited time!



Constructive, intelligent reviews that don't bitterly bash Rob. We've got 3! :)

From Red (UK):

Putting aside his role of brooding Twilight heartthrob Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson stars alongside a stellar cast in Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s Bel Ami.

Robert Pattinson plays Georges Duroy a 19th century soldier returning to Paris from the French army in Algeria. After bumping into Forestier (Philip Glenister), an old friend from Algeria, he is invited to his home for dinner where he meets the cream of Paris society including Forestier’s wife Madeleine (Uma Thurman).

Intent on bettering himself he uses his hits wit and charm to seduce Madeleine’s friends, the demure Madame Rousset (Kristin Scott Thomas) and the flirtatious Clotilde (Christina Ricci), to rise from poverty to wealth.

Manipulative and sexy, Bel Ami is the raunchy period drama that will make you re-think Robert Pattinson's acting abilities.

From Time Out (UK):

3 out 5 stars

Robert Pattinson steps into the shoes of antihero Georges Duroy for this lively if muddled adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s 1885 novel, directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, known for their theatre company Cheek By Jowl. Duroy is a likeable rogue in a world of scoundrels, an ex-soldier on his uppers in Paris who crosses the threshold of the chattering classes when he meets an old acquaintance,  journalist Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister), who introduces him to a web of high-class intrigue that stretches from the boardroom to the bedroom. It’s in the latter that Duroy excels, and he exercises his charms on Forestier’s wife Madeleine (Uma Thurman), and her two friends, fun-loving Clothilde (Christina Ricci) and older, vulnerable Madame Rousset (Kristin Scott Thomas), the wife of a powerful editor.

As a whirlwind of bonking and banquets, ‘Bel Ami’ is diverting and sometimes amusing, and Pattinson is adequate in the lead – pretty enough to convince as a womaniser but with enough of a hint of ambition and a moral vacuum behind the eyes. His scenes with Ricci have an attractive sense of abandon to them, but the other two women make little sense beyond superficial tics. There are serious themes afoot concerning backroom dealing in politics and media, but these are never brought out by Donnellan and Ormerod, who rush through the material with little time for thought and zero sense that anything is at stake. This ‘Bel Ami’ is spirited and sensible but little more than period fluff.

From fan, vampirefreak101, via RPattzGirl:

My Bel Ami review :) *spoilers*

LOVED it.

I'd read a few bad reviews and honestly was feeling apprehensive, but was pleasantly surprised as how good it was.

Robs acting is very good. He plays Georges very well. And he is in almost every scene.

Obviously this was filmed 2 years ago and i've noticed in the Twilight films that his acting has slowly improved. (So Cosmopolis should be brilliant!)

There are a few scenes with the lead actresses where their acting careers show, but Rob is getting better and better.

Rob is not always going to be 'gorgeous Rob' in every film and I was glad that there were some scenes where Georges is tired, desperate and battered. This helps to highlight Robs acting and not just his looks. (Tink: I love this note because I imagine Duroy battered and tired looking. A villain that is physically deteriorating and looks haggard from his evil doing. Not the pretty man we're used to.)

I loved every scene that Christina Ricci was in.

The sex scenes..well the scenes are very short and to be honest, although they convey Georges character and are important plot points, they're not pivotal scenes. They're snapshots. The longest scene, with Uma, is not sexy at all and is actually uncomfortable to watch. The scenes with Christina showing the passage of time is really well done.

The scene when Georges sits down at the table with all 3 of his conquests is hilarious. The smirk on his face is just perfect.

The directors of Bel Ami are theatre directors, and it shows, in a good way. Instead of feeling immersed in the story, you feel like you are merely an observer. This works really well for the context of the book/story.

I haven't read the book in a while so I can't compare the book to the film in exact detail, but the film definitely conveys the time period and Georges character brilliantly. The interwoven deceit of 'everyone out for themselves' mentality is spot on.

Well done to everyone involved in the making of Bel Ami !

P.S. Rob playing 'ball and cup' = <3

MSN UK felt Rob was miscast but the reviewer wasn't douchey. 2 out of 5 stars. Click HERE to read. 

Did you miss our rep's unbiased review of Bel Ami from the London Screening yesterday? Click HERE to check it out!

Are you going to BAT4Rob? Click HERE for links ;)

So many fantastic Bel Ami goodies! You can always catch up with our Bel Ami tag :)

Fan pictures and encounter with Robert Pattinson at Berlinale + fan review of Bel Ami

Fan pictures and encounter with Robert Pattinson at Berlinale + fan review of Bel Ami

Here's another fan experience at Berlinale to sink your teeth into. Reader Estelle, provided us with plenty of details from her trip as well as pictures.

BlurryRob is still SexyRob.







The blurry pictures have meaning with Estelle's story and honestly, I think they're the most reflective of what it's like to be in Rob's presence. It's too intense! I was trembling outside of the BD Kimmel taping (I know, Kate. I still need to share my BD pics, vid, etc. Please don't break out the flogger). How blessed is Rob's fandom that he takes the picture for so many of his fans? That is so considerate since it's physically altering to meet him.

All the Berlinale details + MORE pics of Rob (special clear ones) after the cut!

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Fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami: Scenes detailed & SPOILERY

Fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami: Scenes detailed & SPOILERY

This was going to be posted tonight but after reading...GAH. I couldn't wait. It also might be better suited for Sinful Sunday so let that be a warning to ya. ;) Shiona had the pleasure to see Bel Ami yesterday at the Glasgow Film Festival and graciously shared her thoughts with us. Shiona's review is detailed in the sense that it's like a summary of scenes so if you are trying to remain spoiler free, this review is not for you. Very detailed about scenes. Without further ado....Shiona's review:



SPOILERS after the cut!

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Fan Reactions To Robert Pattinson's "Bel Ami" (Video)

Some lucky fans who got to see a preview of Robert Pattinson's "Bel Ami" on Feb 20th tell MSN what they thought of it.






via Spunk Ransom

Another great fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami

Another great fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami



Fan reviews! Hi my name is Tink and I'm addicted to fan reviews.

At first I wasn't going to post this because I thought you might be over them but then I thought if it interested me, then it could possibly interest others. It's a small bit of torture since the US release date is indefinite but I love reading everyone's reactions and their perception of the film. Spunk Ransom posted a review from Tracy_Gardner that was detailed and thoughtful. Enjoy!

My one hope going into the theater to see Bel Ami was just one thing, that every single person would see passed Robert as Edward and give a totally unbiased account of his performance. Coming OUT of viewing the film, my one hope has changed. Now, my only hope is that the people who do go to see it can truly appreciate what a wonderful movie it is with or without Rob.

For me, personally in parts the story could be a little slow, but I think that is to do more with the period it was set in and nothing to do with the story. A lot of the scenes were acted with just looks shared between Robs character Georges and other characters. Those few scenes for me were the most telling of Georges character. I have read quite a few reviews where people describe Georges as unscrupulous, greedy, selfish and power hungry, and for me this is how I seen Georges to start with.

MORE details after the cut! *Spoiler lines*

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I Lived Through Robert Pattinson's "Bel Ami"

I think it's only fair to let you know there are a few spoilers below



Yes can you believe it? I saw DuRob and I lived to tell the tale!
I knew it was my duty to come back and report to you all. I think that's the only reason I managed to survive.

If there’s anything I haven’t covered in my review or anything you specifically want to know make sure and ask in the comments and I’ll try and answer as best I can (IF I can remember, I’m still in a bit of DuRob haze :-))

Also the directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod introduced the movie at the festival and were supposed to be doing a Q&A afterwards but for some reason that didn't happen.
I videoed the introduction where they spoke about the movie and Rob (it's funny) so in case you missed it, you can check that out HERE



As you all know, I was beyond excited to have the chance to see the Irish Premiere of “Bel Ami” at the Jameson International Dublin Film Festival last Sunday.

I went in to watch the film with an open and unbiased mind as possible because I wanted to give a frank and fair review and not just talk about Rob’s ass (as fine as it was) because believe me there is a LOT more to “Bel Ami”.
You can see that it really was a labour of love for all those involved.

So here goes..........................

The movie is beautifully shot, hard to believe that it’s Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s first time directing a movie. The sets that they used are simply stunning as are the many close-ups of Rob's gorgeous face.

And the costumes, well, we all know how good Robert Pattinson looks in (and out) of period clothes.



“Bel Ami” is the type of movie that I wouldn’t worry about recommending to my non-Rob fan friends. I’m quite sure they’d enjoy it because I feel that there is something in “Bel Ami” to satisfy everyone.

I was expecting a very dark movie and while it was quite a dark in parts I was surprised that there are quite a few light scenes that had me grinning and laughing. There were giggles from the audience throughout. The scene that caused the biggest giggle was when Georges had managed to bed all three of the women and after at dinner he glanced from one to the other and gave this devilish grin of satisfaction. You could just imagine his inner voice saying “I am the Boss”

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Review of Robert Pattinson and Bel Ami from Dublin Film Festival screening

Review of Robert Pattinson and Bel Ami from Dublin Film Festival screening



I just can't get enough of the audience reactions and this one from a male viewer. :)
Great read that's thoughtful and constructive. Discussing Rob's previous roles in an intelligent way.

A Non-Review Review by Darren Mooney (excerpted):

I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised by Bel Ami, the first film from theatrical veterans Declan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod. It’s a classy little period drama that doesn’t necessarily redefine the genre, but instead stands as a worth addition to the canon. In a way, it seems like a more lavish BBC adaptation, which is quite a compliment when it comes to period drama. I don’t know if actor Robert Pattinson will necessarily find life after Twilight, but I imagine he will find a niché if he choses his next couple of roles as carefully as he chose this one.

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Bel Ami might be more overt in its sexual politics, but it does cover a lot of the same thematic ground as Pattinson’s iconic role – such as the notion of damaged relationships between damaged people – and I think it’s a smooth point of transition. I don’t subscribe to the idea that Pattinson is a weak actor, a piece of internet gospel that seems to spread around as part of the overwhelming Twilight hatedom. I don’t think that we have seen the actor given a script that plays to his strengths, and Bel Ami is easily the best project that I have seen him in to date – comfortably ahead of any of the Twilight adaptations, Remember Me or Water for Elephants.

That said, Pattinson still has to convince me that he will make a convincing leading man after the franchise evaporates, but Bel Ami provides relatively strong evidence in his favour. He has more to work with here, and is given a character with significant depth and complexity. Georges Duroy is a character driven by base desires, and inner resentment, and Pattinson manages to express these quite well. I’m not yet entirely sold, but if he can turn out another few performances like this, I think I could be converted.

Head over to his blog, The Movie Blog, and read the rest! Click HERE to continue :)

Read fan reviews HERE and a great review from Cineuropa HERE.

Thanks for the heads up, Maria!

Fan account from Berlinale and fan review of Robert Pattinson and Bel Ami

Fan account from Berlinale and fan review of Robert Pattinson and Bel Ami



I don't get tired of these. What I do get tired of is the wait to see it myself. *shakes fists* Damn you, Sony! This is another great Bel Ami fan review and account of Berlinale.

A tease:

It was all so much better than I expected, all more subtle and understated and natural. And he was effortlessly handsome of course. You really "GOT" why they ALL fell for him (but I am probably biased too).

I haven't emphasized enough that there were some REALLY lovely quirky comedic moments and at those - Robert was EXCELLENT!

There were plenty of gentle laughs, I found myself grinning ALOT!

The tender scenes and gently funny scenes were great. And you have seen angry Georges in the clips, where Robert is also great.

You also really feel that Georges loves Clotilde. Those scenes were quite tender (as well as steamy). No over acting there, it was just very real and natural.

I loved the score and the atmospheric pace of the movie, very slow and sensuous.

FULL account and review after the cut!

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Detailed fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami after Berlinale screening

Detailed fan review of Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami after Berlinale screening

I love the fan reviews and I know you guys do too. Regular reader, Lynne, shared her thoughts with us on Bel Ami and it made me more excited to see the film God only knows when.

If certain "reviews" got you down, don't forget to check out THIS great one from a french journalist with Cineuropa then dive into Lynne's detailed account on Rob's next great role.



From Lynne:

I had the privilege of being one of those to see the first official screening of Bel Ami at the Berlinale Film Festival last night with a group of my friends.  After Rob and the other cast came into the theatre and were introduced, the theatre lights went down I sat in awe and disbelief as the movie started.  After waiting for almost two years for this movie to be released, I couldn’t believe I was actually going to see it, partly due to the scarcity of credible information, the uncertainty from Rob himself about its actual release and the way it was received by the public in those early test screenings.  Added to this there was all the fandom and media confusion over the release of the movie and endless editing that seemed to be taking place behind the scenes for this Scarlet Pimpernel of the cinema!  I tried not to go in with any preconceived ideas or bias which was difficult.
Throughout the movie, as always with Rob in his roles, he “became” his character, Georges Duroy from the very first scene.   He was a convincingly desperate and shallow man - lonely, hungry, penniless and angry at his lack of any good fortune.  You see him living in squalor and poverty watching on whilst the rich feast on everything he desires for his own life.  Here Georges’ frustrated, angry tears are convincing and genuinely moving.


Georges’ transformation from these impoverished beginnings to his rise in society through his calculating, self-centred need to be respected and financially secure is handled just as it should be.  I’ve read the book three times (and the script numerous times!) and I saw Rob playing Georges as he’s written in black and white, albeit much more visually appealing (no curly mustache to twiddle!) and far more overtly sensual and at times coldly calculating.  I also felt that Rob actually brought some small amount of warmth and humanity to the scoundrel Georges, you could understand why he did the things he did, ruthlessly treading on all who came into his path, using them as a stepladder to rise to the next level.

MORE after the cut!

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*SPOILER POST* Sneak Peek at Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami PART 2

*SPOILER POST* Sneak Peek at Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami PART 2

UPDATE: More reveiws, tweets, and pics were added today. Check after the cut!
UPDATE #2: Click HERE if you wish to read Bel Ami for free :)

DuRob gets an encore! The 2nd and final viewing of Bel Ami in Belgium happens today and we'll post tweets and reviews as they come in. It's so fun to read the excitement for Rob's next role. We've been waiting for DuRob for over 2 years.

Belgium won't see Bel Ami again until March 31st so this will be their final hoorah! Click HERE if you missed any of the tweets and reviews from the first viewing.



SPOILERS AFTER THE CUT!

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*SPOILER POST* Sneak Peek at Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami

*SPOILER POST* Sneak Peek at Robert Pattinson's Bel Ami

We've known about the Bel Ami Belgium event for awhile and now the day is here. The film is currently being viewed so we'll post tweets and reviews that come out today after the cut. Can you handle it??



SPOILERS AFTER THE CUT!

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Red Carpet Experience and a Glimpse of Robert Pattinson

Great account from a lucky London Premiere ticket winner...



Long story short, i sold myself out like a 16yr old fan girl and sold my soul to the twitter devil to get Remember Me premiere tickets. I did not know at the time this would involve walking down the red carpet while Robert Pattinson was on it. Let me just say, he signed autographs and did press easily for well over an hour, what a lovely guy. The moment i saw him i was just “wowed” he was tall, slim and very handsome.Everything you’d expect and more. Cliche i know, but it’s the whole hearted truth.

I didn’t meet him. No. Thats not what people do on the red carpet apparently, which i’ll have you know was VERY daunting experience. Theres a couple of hundred fans and photographers in all directions and people telling him where to go. Also people directing you in every direction too, it’d look suspicious if you stopped for a minute unless you were a celebrity stopping to get your photo taken. After Emilie and Robert walked the carpet, which did seem to take ages they introduced the film (then whisked away to an after party somewhere, they didn’t stay to watch it). They were cute and made a few jokes about having to pay for the popcorn.

Onto the film, which i was really keen on seeing in the first place because i’d followed the shooting of it last summer and was even in NYC while they were filming . Dont worry no spoilers, i won’t ruin it because…its awesome. I always say you can’t beat a film where the actors and actresses can actually act and convey real human emotion, there’s also no major effects (well maybe one, but lips are sealed) and impressive budgets (part of the reason i think Hurt Locker won over Avatar). Not ONCE during the film did i think “oh thats Edward”. Don’t go to the film thinking this is going to be a lovey “dovey” romantic film. It’s less about romance and more about connecting with another person whether that is your lover, father, best friend or brothers and sisters. Tyler, who Robert portrays isn’t the kind of character you’d expect him to be, he is rebellious but because he cares which i personally think a lot of people do lack these days…the guts to stand up in what you believe in and it’s done in a very real sense too. I couldn’t help feel Ravin was just a support character though which is a shame because she’s a talented actress (watch Brick). The ending, could have been ruined and i think i was literally whispering “dont ruin it, please” but was done tastefully. You’ll see what i mean when you see it. It may bring a tear to your eye, it may make you think about eating dessert before dinner because you only get one shot and it will definitely make you think about “living in the moments”.

The film has had a lot of stick in the press over its opening weekend and I’m not really sure why really. It’s an independent film, remember Summit Entertainment are not a major studio yet it managed to finish fourth. I think a lot of people were expecting because it had the “star factor” it was going to open majorly big, so a lot of Robert fans went, however a lot of people who are not fans didn’t go because they were expecting a high budget romantic film. People who love “indie” movies will definitely like this. RM opened with $8.9m and reached 4th and She’s Out of My League reached 3rd with $9.78m, which was done by Paramount a major with a big viral marketing campaign and opened in roughly 600 more cinemas than RM…so cut the film some slack you idiotic critics *cough* TED C. Basically Mark, who i went with is predominantly a bit of a “guy” and his favourite genre is Horror…he gave it 8/10 (9/10 cos he thought Emilie was hot). That says it all really, go see it.

Out of my night, i got to walk a red carpet, got some free vitamin water (love that stuff), experience a premiere and see the gorgeous R-Pattz in real life. Thats enough for me.

Thanks to @hannahbk - Source via RobPattzNews

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