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Extended French "I Love You Phillip Morris" trailer jailbreaks onto the WebUpdate: Well that didn't last long! If it pops back up somewhere else we'll switch it out. Sorry! We've been pretty darn curious about the upcoming Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor prison romance I Love You Phillip Morris since it was announced last year, and now that an extended French trailer for the film has leaked online I'm having a hard time processing it. On the one hand the lame gay jokes (Gay men buy things! Gay men exercise!) are straight out of Chuck & Larry. But then something very odd happens when Carrey's character (a conman who "turns" gay after a near-fatal car crash) meets McGregor's character (Morris) in jail and the story turns into a legit romance ... albeit one starring Ace Ventura and Obi-Wan Kenobi. What do you folks think? Anyone who's read the book (itself based on a true story) have any thoughts on how it was adapted for the screen? I guess we'll find out how it turned out when the film screens out-of-competition at Sundance in January. Via Towleroad Submitted by on Fri, 2008-12-05 09:44. |
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OMG, the tone of the book
Looks like the film has changed the 'tone' of the bookl
Watching the trailer, it's very clear that the tone of the film is comedy, with Jim Carrey's love of slapstick, but IF the director and writer (along with Jim and Ewan) portray the actually love between Steve and Philip correctly, then I think that part of the film, will overcome everything else about it.
I mean from what I read in the book, Steve was an unscrupulous swindler and crook, but he absolutely fell in love with Phillip and EVERYTHING that he did, in order for them to have a future together, motivated all the escapes from prison.
Hell, if it was at all possible, I would even get myself arrested, if Ewan McGregor was in jail. It's Ewan.
Love me less, but love me a long time - Les Chansons D'Amour
Looks quite awesome.
Trailers can be so misleading (in my experience) I'd
hesitate to judge how true to the book the movie might be based upon the trailer alone.
Everything is do decontexualized in a trailer you can hardly tell anything definiteve about the film itself beyond who's in it.
I'd be interested to know how much of the "true story" was included and the book and movie. Seems like a fascinating tale.
I think Jim Carrey does drama just fine when given the opportunity and I love Ewan McGregor and I could see them having a lot of chemistry.
I can't wait to see it.
"Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common." (Dorothy Parker)
Wow...
I haven't read the book but I've been waiting for the trailer for quite a while.
Okay, I didn't expect the slapstick action...but Jim and Ewan as a couple? Bring em on! :)
here's a clip that does work
(thanks to Maica from the gays of daytime blog)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jZsESbaL14