Allied | 11.23.2016 | Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard. Robert Zemeckis directing

[Fancyarcher]

7 minutes ago, DAJK said:

So we could be looking at another The Walk, reception wise at least?

 

Probably more then that. If I had to make a guess I'd say 86% on RT's or something.

[EmpireCity]

It is pretty damn good, better than I expected but still think it is going to have trouble not getting lost in the shuffle.  

[CJohn]

22/30/94

[filmlover]

7 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

It is pretty damn good, better than I expected but still think it is going to have trouble not getting lost in the shuffle.  

I think as long as reviews are good (and it sounds like they will), this will do fine. It's been a good year for the well-reviewed adult-targeted film.

[Fancyarcher]

23 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

It is pretty damn good, better than I expected but still think it is going to have trouble not getting lost in the shuffle.  

 

Did you think Cotillard was good as the early reactions seem to suggest?

[EmpireCity]

1 minute ago, Fancyarcher said:

 

Did you think Cotillard was good as the early reactions seem to suggest?

 

She is quite good.  

[The Futurist]

There is no denying that not playing in your mother tongue changes lots of things.

 

French Speaking Marion and English Speaking Marion are two quite different actresses.

 

Captain O to the Rescue was here.

[MrPink]

2 hours ago, EmpireCity said:

It is pretty damn good, better than I expected but still think it is going to have trouble not getting lost in the shuffle.  

 

Awesome. Can't wait to see this

[JohnnyGossamer]

It's Zemeckis so I'm there no matter what.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Finally saw the trailer for this, I will need to see it. 

[Jonwo]

On 10/11/2016 at 10:34 PM, EmpireCity said:

It is pretty damn good, better than I expected but still think it is going to have trouble not getting lost in the shuffle.  

 

I do wonder if Paramount didn't already have Silence, would they have pushed this to December as an award player.

 

 

 

[Fancyarcher]

1 hour ago, Jonwo said:

 

I do wonder if Paramount didn't already have Silence, would they have pushed this to December as an award player.

 

 

 

 

I believe they're already pushing Allied as an awards player. Being released around thanksgiving, means they hope it'll score a few noms anyway. Whether or not it gets nominated for anything, will depend on reviews of course.

[EmpireCity]

39 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said:

 

I believe they're already pushing Allied as an awards player. Being released around thanksgiving, means they hope it'll score a few noms anyway. Whether or not it gets nominated for anything, will depend on reviews of course.

 

They aren't pushing it really on any level for awards as they have 3 other much more high profile releases in Arrival, Fences and Silence to push.  

[Fancyarcher]

3 minutes ago, EmpireCity said:

 

They aren't pushing it really on any level for awards as they have 3 other much more high profile releases in Arrival, Fences and Silence to push.  

 

True, but that's because they have four potential award films (I'm referring to every category, including technical in this case). I mean Silence will probably be great, but it's been very quiet when it comes to it's marketing, and Fences could only wind up being an acting awards film for all we know, Arrival could also be nominated for just technical awards. It's all up in the air at this point. Paramount does have a lot of potential contenders though, which no doubt makes things a bit harder, especially compared to other studios.

[filmlover]

Paramount is the new Weinstein.

[MovieMan89]

They may as well push it considering there's only like 5 movies this year that seem highly likely for a BP nom. Lots of room for potential dark horse nominees. 

Edited November 14, 2016 by MovieMan89

[Fancyarcher]

http://www.etonline.com/news/202986_marion_cotillard_compares_her_and_brad_pitt_allied_to_mr_and_mrs_smith/

 

Marion compares the film to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Not exactly gonna dispel those rumors.

[bapi]

2/5 from The Guadian and THR review doesn't read much better.

[bapi]

Indiewire C+, Playlist C, Telegraph 4/5, Empire 2/5.

Edited November 21, 2016 by bapi

[filmlover]

Sounds like a rare misfire from Zemeckis. Oh well.