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Armando Gama Torres
A shame this film didn't make it to here in my country and had to buy it on line.
Recensito in Messico il 1 dicembre 2021Craig Nagle
Unbelievable.........It certainly is!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 maggio 2019
Craig Nagle
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 maggio 2019
Stan and Ollie is a film I had wanted to see ever since hearing about the news of its release back in 2018. Unfortunately, I never got to a theater during its run, seeing it instead much later on Amazon Prime and then owning it on DVD. It nevertheless blew me away, though I do wonder what it would have been like seeing this in a theater full of modern movie-goers. I say this because I grew up on a steady diet of classic comedy like Laurel and Hardy and others. It would have been interesting to see a houseful of millennials and the like laughing to the recreations of these classic L&H routines. Even if it is only a recreation, this kind of comedy needs bringing back because, no matter how many times it's been done, it still brings the house down. It's both sweetly traditional and yet breathtakingly refreshing when set again the Rinse and Repeat recipe of today's film market.
I'm really excited that this piece was brought to fruition by an independent film company, Fables Pictures. It's so independent and so disconnected from mainstream film-making that it has not even, gasp, earned an entry in Wikipedia as of this writing. I had to go to the company's webpage to really learn about them. It is mainly run by women, and the fresh take on film-making very clearly shows. I particularly like their mission statement, which I copied here:
"Fable Pictures was born out of a passion for storytelling. We champion the very best talent in film and television, to tell stories that are thrilling, soulful and thought-provoking."
Enough said. All the marks in this statement were soundly hit with Stan and Ollie.
Now to the performers: The main actors, Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly were, I will admit, not the men I would have initially thought to cast for these well-known personalities. BUT I'm glad that someone had the vision and the willingness to do just that, because these two ARE Laurel and Hardy all the way down to Laurel's flat-footed walk and Hardy's tie-twiddling "Hello, goils!" Both men wore prosthetics for their roles, most notably Reilly in a fatsuit to play Hardy, but you don't see the makeup because the actors blend into the roles perfectly. You get a real sense of much practice going not only into vocal mimicry but also movement. Just an example, look up the Way Out West dance scene recreation on YouTube. There is no half-heartedness there. From the dance steps down to the cheap rear-projection used in the background, both the actors and the sets capture the flavor of the original scene to a tearfully beautiful T.
As to the film itself, what more can be said than it is an overall treat. It's not the kind of biopic we are used to seeing. It's not out to taint the image of its protagonists nor does it try to paint them as perfect. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were human beings that acted for a living, not quite the best of friends, but two men who happened to make cracking good comedy together because they were so different in temperament. The film is built on lovingly-documented facts such as Laurel's workaholic lifestyle and Hardy's good-natured gambling fascination; on neither of these accounts does the film ever take things too far. There are well-placed doses of slapstick and giggles to keep the tone wonderfully even. There is, however, some drama in the latter half of the story when the two supposedly start having difficulties. I've not read about this particular incident in any Laurel and Hardy biography to date, but we also can't say for sure that it never happened. The boys do make up in the end of the movie, though, so this bit of liberty-taking did not detract from this overall sweet tale. There were actually quite a few fictional events plunked down in the story, but this was all done in the spirit of the duo to work for their image, not against it.
The plot: The film only briefly touches on L&H's heyday - in 1937, on the set of Way Out West. Fast forward to the 1950s when the two take on a tour of the UK. The truly fictionalized, almost fantasy, part comes in the form of the Robin Hood movie the boys are rehearsing on the trip over. This movie never came to be, and it was never really in the planning stages. It was only mentioned in passing as an idea for a potential film years before in 1947. Building around that What-If premise is the true story of the team's UK stage tour. This is my favorite part of the film, as it plays like an original L&H short in some places, particularly their arrival at a less-than-stately hotel on a rainy night. The schtick performed at the Check-In desk is a new but well-written homage to the original L&H programs.
The rest of the plot I will keep a surprise. This is not because I don't want to spread spoilers. I just want people to find out for themselves by watching this delight, because viewing it is half the fun.
And about the DVD release: Please go the extra mile and buy the disc itself. There are several extras you don't get on the Amazon Prime rental option. There are not as many extras as you would find on a mainstream DVD, but what's there is really enjoyable and gives you some of the behind-the-scenes story. My personal favorite part is the complete Way Out West dance scene.
Five stars given without a moment's hesitation.
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