The Search for John Gissing

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Gabe R. @GabeR Mar 21 Binder is the worst part of this movie and unfortunately he’s the main character, writer, and director. Alan Rickman is excellent and if you’re a fan of his this is probably worth a watch, Juliet Stevenson and Janeane Garofalo are also excellent but their characters aren’t given enough to work with outside of a couple of scenes. See more 02/04/2019 John Gissing alias Alan Rickman : le seul homme detestable et grognon que l'on a envie de prendre dans ses bras et qui nous fasse rire aux eclats que se soit par ses grimaces, ses crises de nerfs ou ses reunions chiffres sans lunettes... Desopilant ! Aussi doue pour faire passer des emotions sans même prononcer un mot que pour nous faire apprecier ses personnages irrascibles... j'y ai retrouve l'esprit des agences de pub. Franchement, j'avais vu des sequences du film et j'ai tellement ri que j'ai commande la video et que j'en ai offert des exemplaires à mes meilleures amies car on ne s'ennuie pas. Du bonheur à l'etat pur. C'est tellement rare. Dommage que le film n'ai pas eu plus de publicite ni de chance de passer en salles. L'un des meilleurs rôles d'Alan Rickman à mon sens (et franchement bien mieux que Severus Rogue) ici, le personnage a de la profondeur. Ceci dit, desormais, on va se mefier avant de s'asseoir sur une chaise ;) Ne loupez pas la scène où Alan Rickman danse (de façon très particulière - il faut que je m'entraine pour y arriver) à la fin. J'ai tout adore... d'Alan à Binder... l'histoire, le jeu entre les comediens... A voir entre amis pour passer un bon moment ou pour se remonter le moral quand on a le blues. See more 01/17/2016 Silly and hilarious movie. Loved it. See more 05/04/2013 Very funny! I Can't stop laughing since the beginning. I highly recommended. See more 11/29/2012 Alan Rickman made this movie. I usually like Janeane but she & Binder just had no chemistry for me. But Rickman was absolutely priceless. Well worth the watch! See more 04/05/2012 FINALLY this film has been released on region one DVD so us yanks can get a look at what Alan Rickman was doing in 2001 (besides Harry Potter, Blow Dry and Amnesty International). LOL Great actors/directors/writers should stay busy. Now to the film... the director/lead Mike Binder brought some unusual shot editing that I found interesting. Split action storytelling is always challenging to follow, but I think it worked in this film. His performance was great and very difficult because he directed too! Dual hat-wearing is CRAZY! Janeane Garofalo always entertains me. I like her approach to characters. Any time Americans do that "say what you think" routine in front of the English I laugh because I know from first hand experience they really do cringe. It's very amusing. Don't get me started (too late) on how naturally fantastic Alan Rickman is in everything he does. This film is another example of no matter how small a part is a good actor can make it huge. {{{sigh}}} As the elusive John Gissing he's a back stabbing, immature, sexy idiot that jerks us back and forth from admiring his elitest attitude to wanting him to get hit by a taxi! Love... Hate... Loath... and ultimately right back around the vicious circle to love again. DAMN IT. SIDE NOTE: The cast tap dances (loose terminology) at the end of the film. Very fun to watch. See more Read all reviews

The Search for John Gissing

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