This was a very long and drawn-out film. I know how the actors must have felt during its production. Its contrasts between city and rural life can sometimes be quite rude, and perhaps some character development should have taken place within the villagers. We gain a sense that their anger was portrayed but we don’t gain a sense of why their anger triggered action towards Bilott; a protagonist with links to the community who was only trying to help. Certainly Tennant was rude in his initial approach; although for all we know that could have been the original Tennant’s method of engagement. It’s hard to distinguish what has been dramatized and what actually occurred. Watching the cows was quite gory and this certainly isn’t a movie to be watching as you chew through your evening steak. Pullman really seems to have let himself go; and it was a similar appearance when I last saw him. There’s few moments of suspense in this film (other than perhaps when Bilott receives his result) but it does make you wonder about the products that we use and the chemicals involved.
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