Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
有top hat和swing time海报，又一部离婚，不由想起塔米菲的眼睛
way better than any Netflix fake-ass bullshit (btw i want a home too😭😭😭😭
是不是化妆问题，有时候妮可很像妮可有时候就看不出来。整个故事很老气。
对于不了解时代和角色背景的观众来说，跳跃的剧情和大段台词让观众看的云山雾罩也很难有耐心看的明白，所以更难理解角色的某些偏执和情绪，演员都是好演员，但看的过程只是一直在想这片子到底在讲啥，还有它怎么还没演完…
剧本其实相当复杂，先不说时间线打乱下的各种戏中戏，台词包含的现实梗颇多，在结构上前后照应的伏笔也是一不留神就会错过。男女主都有一流表演，尤其是基德曼（可能特意化妆出来的效果）的脸假得仿佛动弹不得依然有出色发挥。不知现实如何，但最后那场戏，经过前面多番铺垫，昔日甜言蜜语式台词变作利刃直接让女主片场失语的编排实在厉害，不得不服。90
实在是讲了太多东西了，女主角的婚姻困难、剧本问题以及对她是共产主义者的指责，还穿插了一些闪回，索金其实已经克制了自己太多，但是作为传记电影，还是太匠气且，太繁杂了，让表达政治观点超越了讲述人物故事，他明明是个天赋极高的编剧，没必要像这样子生怕别人看不出来似的什么都往里面写。
女性形象很饱满 但性格太偏执和强势 大概就真的会在生活中让人难以相处
从头车轱辘到尾，两个小时除了重复没有一点进展，编剧出身的优势也荡然无存。仿佛想站在女性视角，但是怎么也站不过去。
两星全都给剧本。艾伦索金有多会写剧本，他就有多不会导演。两者撞起来变成了一部非常奇怪的电影。各种人物，各种信息量，台词扑面而来，通过寥寥几句话就能把人物勾勒得鲜活，更不用说大女主本身的多重性复杂性。妮可基德曼完成了这个角色，但我依然觉得这是剧本的功劳，我看她的脸会感受到恐怖谷效应，不知道是专门给她化的妆还是打针打到脸都僵了，更别提演技了。
作为演员冲奖的传记片，有近几年所有冲奥片同样的缺点，可能不算难看，但就很无聊，无聊到让人怀疑是不是拖累了演员的表演…当然在今年来说已经算不错了，但对于针妮二封还是不太够啊，当然针妮的表演二封还是绰绰有余的
他用行动证明了他就是I Love Lucy中的I 也用行动证明了他不是I Love Lucy中的I
拍得太长导致整个剧情很空洞无物，妮可的戏份也不吃重，看上去像是一个半成品
聚焦五十年代最火的电视剧《我爱露西》，更多探讨Ball的婚姻问题，其背后又是一部“好莱坞往事”。
看了几分钟强烈感觉到是艾伦索金的电影，看之前并不知道，可见其识别度有多高。这一次他选择了一个可能只有他自己感兴趣的题材，依然把演员嘴巴当机关枪使，但显然并不是所有故事都适合抖机灵。电影里鲍尔对于对白的执拗是对自己尊严的维护，而艾伦索金对于对白的执拗则仿佛在掩饰自己的疲倦。电影通篇被拐弯抹角且无节制的对白塞得密不透风，除了结尾那几秒没有任何留白和意境可言。索金最大的长处也是他的短处，他创造的角色也愈发趋于雷同。对于尝够嘴炮甜头的索金，好像忘了此时无声胜有声的道理。我很期待索金拍一部无声电影。
勉强3星，叙事过于碎片化，想表达的内容太满而显得凌乱，片尾能稍好一点。
艾伦索金一出手就证明自己是世界上最会讲故事的编剧之一，人物形象塑造十分立体，剧情主线副线穿插节奏把握完美，夹杂过程中的铺垫，结尾处的亮剑同样刺得又快又准。以及妮可这个角色是我近期看过的唯一一个没有原谅丈夫出轨的女性，点个赞。
这拍了个啥?
开头就不怎么吸引人，妮可那个妆越看越像Susan，sorry~
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