Opus Duo
While watching Mr. Holland's Opus I hit the info button and see it gets two stars. Really?
The film came out in 1995, rather unheralded. It was a small (if lengthy) film following the career of a high school music teacher. Lead Richard Dreyfuss wasn't the star he'd been. Yet the word of mouth was solid, and it turned into a sleeper hit.
It's a bit too sentimental, perhaps. And it's episodic structure sometimes works against it. But I though overall it was pretty effective. I think three stars would be fair.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:15 AM
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I always wondered if anybody paid attention to thos stars.
Yes, this does seem a bit of an anti climax.
I often check the info and it's hard not to notice the stars. Since on my TV it's one, two, three or four, nothing in-between, I can usually predict what the film will get.
2 stars was generous.
One thing I remember about "MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS" has nothing to do with the movie itself. It was an interview I saw of Richard Dreyfuss on the red carpet just before the Academy Awards that year. He was nominated for Best Actor...
...and was nervous because he actually thought he had a chance to win.
I learned something about both Actors and the Human Condition during that interview.
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