But Mildred Pierce is a rare find, one I almost missed, it is THAT GOOD. Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce draw you in - and keep you there, holding you hostage.Ī long and gushing (unedited) review. Left me needing to go back and look for hints / foreshadowing - so subtle you crave it - the bluebird reference for example.Ī true masterpiece by all involved in making this movie. The dialog is stunningly written with profound subtly, the magnificent sets, the depth and complexity of all the characters - it couldn't have been better. This movie has been added to my all time favorites along with: CItizen Kane, Forrest Gump, Vertigo, Gone with the WInd, All about Eve, Shawshank Redemption, Tombstone,12 Angry Men and to Kill a Mockingbird.

But I think everyone, definitely mothers, would feel the same about this movie. She has to speak up, she has to stand up, sometimes out of vanity, sometimes out of love for her children, sometimes out of righteousness, and sometimes out of obsessiveness for things she needs. I believe, the hallmark of greatest movies ever made.Īs a single mother with two girls, the movie hit home especially hard. This is a strength and a weakness in Mildred you see again and again throughout the story. Left me wanting to read the book, thinking about it long after watching it, needing to re-watch it over and over, it haunts me, forces one to look life from a different lense. This version of Mildred Pierce leaves the original movie in the dust. Stunning, breath-taking, hurts at times, evokes tears, hope, fear, every sense is fully engaged.

Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce) and Guy Pearce ( Monte Beragon) don't seem to be acting - they are the characters you are there with them.ĭidn't expect to like this series, but I liked the original movie so I tried it. You fall into the movie and are held there, you become the characters - so perfectly played.

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