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I like Alfie but not this movie
Sydnie 2022-03-23 09:02:20
I watched this movie purely for Jude Law, the son Alfie seems to be what he should be, handsome, uninhibited, romantic, unmarried, and maybe a little bit of self-righteous cleverness, but as such an attractive man, Such little cleverness can be forgiven. What the movie wants to tell us is nothing more than the process of a self-righteous handsome guy kicking the biggest iron plate in his life, his self-righteousness being disintegrated by the women he loves or by the women he loves, and finally standing by the river hesitating. Endless. I must say, I hate movies that don't have an ending, mind you, not "open ending" but "no ending". For the handsome Alfie and his authentic British accent, I give this movie 4 stars. I like Alfie, but not the movie.
Extended Reading
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Alfie: [to the viewer] I, myself, subscribe more to the European philosophy of life, my priorities leaning towards wine, women... well, actually, that's about it.
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[from trailer]
Alfie: Whenever you meet a beautiful woman, just remember somewhere there's a man who's sick of shagging her.