Anthony Sacramone reviews the movie “Souls on Ice” at Filmwell. As he sees it, a promising concept, disappointingly delivered.
Alas, Cold Souls’s parts are greater than its whole, and sounds funnier than it is. It fails to cohere in part because the central conceit—Paul Giamatti playing Paul Giamatti—serves no great purpose. After all, Giamatti, however ill at ease and sad-sackish he may appear, is a successful and respected actor. If we are to believe that he is nevertheless experiencing a soul-shifting crisis, a deep-seated desire to, as Vanya says, “live the rest of his life in a different way,” those scenes must have been left on the cutting-room floor or on Barthes’ laptop.
I’m writing this to Lars. I’m a grandson of Martin Walker, who, as you know is the brother of
John Walker. I’d read some of your earlier blogs
on the Walker subject, (and other last names), in Norway. I’ve never bloggged before. I don’t know what a URL is if it bit me and I’d like to start a dialog with Lars about this subject.
My brother and cousin just returned from the John Walker reunion in Minn. and came back with little info… I, being an ex-investigator and missionary tend to be much more Q&A oriented.
For now, can you give me any help on this?
Thanks,
JBook
JBook: I’m not sure I understand the question, but if you’re asking about blogging, I don’t do the technical stuff here. Phil does. But I’m sure he’d be happy to help.
E-mail me at larskval (at sign) earthlink.net.