De-Lovely (2004)

Who thought it would be a good idea for "old Cole" to be sitting outside of the action commenting on it? If this storytelling conceit were the only offputting this about this movie, it may have still passed muster...but the entire film just feels all wrong and it's boring, to boot.

Near the end of the film, someone tells Cole something like "you've had such an interesting life." I was left wondering why they didn't film THAT then, since what we've got here is a huge episodic yawn. His wife, in a moment of irritation, tells him that the whole world has spoiled and indulged him and for what? Just a little bit of music. Exactly.

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