Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
When bestselling celebrity biographer, Lee Israel, is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend, Jack. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Biography
Country: USA
Directed By: Marielle Heller
Written By: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
Starring: Richard E. Grant, Anna Deavere Smith, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Dolly Wells, Melissa McCarthy, Gregory Korostishevsky, Ben Falcone, Erik LaRay Harvey, Pun Bandhu
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4. Writers and writing (public: moderated by djross - 9 stars)
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| Nov 20 |  |
brickwall | 59 42% |
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It's the sort of Academy standard film that feels like it was made less by a director and more by a machine on autopilot. McCarthy's performance is good but only considered particularly noteworthy due to the career she's led and how against type this is. It's all fine, nothing special, nothing noteworthy, except I guess the actual notes by definition.
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| Nov 16 |  |
kangadoodoo | 60 53% |
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edw | 82 56% |
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Interesting. Entertaining. Well cast. A bit slow at times, but overall a nice film.
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Hofschneider | 84 81% |
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xybydy | 65 35% |
| Nov 03 | Burak1 | 80 74% |
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| Oct 31 | myfavchords | 74 39% |
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This film has a good share of slow moments, also it some interesting ones.The cast does a good job here, especially Richard E. Grant. Overall I would recommend this movie.
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| Oct 28 | MichaelMan99 | 86 65% |
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esayar | 3 34% |
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EfrDelKee | 75 50% |
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| Oct 21 | insteadman | 70 61% |
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voyagiac | 88 82% |
| Oct 12 | ladyfragile | 67 46% |
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| Oct 06 | chengming | 55 29% |
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Doesn't deserve all the talk about it that made me watch it. There is not enough story to make a movie, and it is full of clichés (even the shots of New York City are so obvious and rare that you'd think they got them from stock video).
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| Oct 04 | Florin92 | 70 68% |
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| Oct 04 |  |
DawdlingPoet | 90 93% |
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This film made me chuckle at times and I like the rebellious, mischevious aspect of both of the main characters. Its an interesting true story - im a sucker for a true life story, even if said story is about a writer unable to sell their story (if you follow). The performances are good, especially that of Melissa McCarthy, she gives a stellar performance I thought and there is an emotional rawness towards the end of the film that I appreciated, I'd definitely recommend this film to others.
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| Oct 02 | opensecret | 74 77% |
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| Sep 30 |  |
Filligan | 87 68% |
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This was just extremely watchable. From excellent performances to solid direction and writing and pacing, I had little to nitpick on, and found myself engaged in the story's trajectory more often than not -- a feat considering the outcome is pretty much locked down before the first frame.
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| Sep 27 | Blondone86 | 72 66% |
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| Sep 18 | kenshism | 35 67% |
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| Sep 18 | quatsch | 35 70% |
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| Sep 17 |  |
RadioFreeLee | 80 63% |
| Sep 17 |  |
WWallce4prez | 77 62% |
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Both McCarthy and Grant are fantastic in a story that unfolds about how you'd expect it to. My lukewarm feeling toward biopics continues, but this is still quite good.
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| Sep 15 | silentjake | 75 70% |
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| Sep 15 |  |
Lakriitz | 3 31% |
| Sep 14 | cemreedursun | 70 14% |
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| Sep 13 | bengt | 80 71% |
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| Aug 26 |  |
Niyazi | 75 35% |
| Aug 26 | electric | 72 43% |
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| Aug 25 |  |
msprague | 75 73% |
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Funny and well acted by Grant and McCarthy. Well worth a look.
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| Aug 22 | gurkov | 70 66% |
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| Jun 12 | yelomaniac | 74 73% |
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| Jun 11 | bolinek | 45 47% |
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| Jun 09 |  |
PDM.82 | 59 10% |
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A realistic dark comedy and fascinating character study. Melissa McCarthy is sensational as hard drinking writer Lee Israel. Based on Lee's confessional memoir, "Can You Forgive Me?", is based on true events. McCarthy transforms into Lee and she's unrecognizable, in what I'm sure is her best performance ever. I never knew McCarthy could act so good in a serious role, one of the best female performances of the year. Richard E. Grant is also good as Jack Hock.
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| Jun 07 |  |
vahidtr | 67 37% |
| Jun 07 | cenkakin | 65 21% |
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| Jun 03 | Kianoto | 65 40% |
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BurakOzturk | 77 32% |
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savarain | 71 54% |
| May 03 | danialinho | 62 51% |
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| May 02 |  |
twincinema | 80 77% |
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These are the great roles I envisioned for McCarthy when I saw her in Gilmore Girls.
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| Apr 27 |  |
ManyPany | 68 66% |
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dzejson | 65 51% |
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bridggedale | 79 69% |
| Apr 27 | OllieTT | 75 60% |
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| Apr 27 |  |
stuie299 | 80 61% |
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McCarthy is phenomenal, and Grant is good in his own right. They do an excellent job of establishing Lee Israel as a character. The cinematography does a great job of showing off New York, and the music was also very much on point. Still something felt lacking. Be it the directing or something about how the plot was written (or a combination of the two) the film just didn't feel like it was living up to its full potential.
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| Apr 25 | Teacher | 64 51% |
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| Apr 24 | pinar | 75 43% |
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zspyry | 6 42% |
| Apr 07 | Steffen53 | 89 78% |
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| Apr 06 |  |
sylvie | 80 88% |
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Such an underdog. A great portrayal of poverty behind the blingy facade of NYC. McCarthy and Grant gave such INCREDIBLE performances here and I am sad to see that they were not appreciated during the awards season. Also, I love how "it is the gayest film of 2018 without using it as a selling point," as one Twitter user put it.
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| Apr 05 |  |
christof | 84 72% |
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Watching the quiet affection emerge out of painful guarded cynicism was the most affecting aspect of their friendship. They had to spoil it with the '...and this is the screenplay you're watching now' move.
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haljordan2 | 1 0% |
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nihilcthulhu | 78 63% |
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quartier | 6 46% |
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orkunersin | 75 71% |
| Mar 19 |  |
Ross | 45 39% |
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A small, decent, insignificant, underwhelming film.
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| Mar 18 | burakerol | 65 29% |
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| Mar 17 | Diggler | 71 56% |
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| Mar 17 |  |
altug | 74 63% |
| Mar 17 |  |
Timon88 | 70 67% |
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Melissa McCarthy is quite remarkable here. Because her character is essentially so unlikable, I think it's easy to dismiss just how great portrayal is. Grant is a good, too--perhaps the perfect foil for Lee Israel, character-wise. This may not be exciting for many. but if you're interested in real literature (as opposed to what passes for it these days), don't miss it.
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Stradivarius | 70 39% |
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Makes a better article than a film
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meltem | 80 88% |
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selingoknar | 79 64% |
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felipelahm | 55 44% |
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Better written than seen. Incredible story of a writer who uses her ability to create hundreds of fake letters by famous people and making some money selling them -- this art crime eventually becomes art itself when she writes a story about forging other people's memories. In a way, it's a tragicomic story of a loner who -- all she's got is her cat and a friend to later betrays her. Some great acting from the leading two, but I'm not sure if I like how the story moves.
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Maybe one day I'll find it in my heart.
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I liked it, good cast.
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howler19 | 65 70% |
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OzGrenouille | 80 47% |
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ABUNCHOFCATS | 80 57% |
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Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant elevate this movie with great performances. Two extremely sad fuck ups just trying to get by and being just awful people but hard to feel anything but empathy for.
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| Feb 26 |  |
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I don't get that what is all the fuss about this movie. It has nothing powerful or new to offer, and really bored me.
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| Feb 25 | CineCorner | 91 86% |
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viva hate | 6 36% |
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KasperL | 40 21% |
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Well, McCarthy's performance actually wasn't half-bad, but I found absolutely nothing about the film and its non-doozy of a true story appealing.
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Solid acting from McCarthy and Grant, interesting plot and good character development. It could’ve been paced better and more interesting in a few places, but I was entertained throughout. Worth renting.
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