Venus

Tonight I saw Venus, Peter O'Toole's new movie. I thought that it was excellent. However, it probably isn't everyone's cup of tea. The movie reminds me a lot of Lost in Translation, a movie about which a reviewer said that "nothing happens". Nothing much happens in this movie too, except the unfolding of an unlikely relationship. It isn't as sentimental as Lost in Translation; parts of it are vulgar. I admire Peter O'Toole for taking a somewhat risky role.

I want to watch Peter O'Toole's other movies sometime. The only other one that I've seen was My Favorite Year, in which Peter O'Toole was hysterically funny. (Addendum: I've also seen The Lion in Winter several times. I think that I also saw Goodbye Mr. Chips when I was a kid.)