What Richard Did (2012) underrated

iffandonlyif · 2023-02-03 12:30:57

Watched it again last night for the first time since it came out. I thought it was excellent. Forget Ross O’Carroll Kelly - I don’t know of a better portrayal of that affluent, D4 set than WRD. Abrahamson’s latest success was with Normal People, which had the same naturalistic, low-energy cinematography and lingering…

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Watched it again last night for the first time since it came out. I thought it was excellent. Forget Ross O’Carroll Kelly - I don’t know of a better portrayal of that affluent, D4 set than WRD.
Abrahamson’s latest success was with Normal People, which had the same naturalistic, low-energy cinematography and lingering close-up shots forcing the viewer to imagine the characters’ thoughts. But I think he did the same thing better ten years ago.
Yet I feel it’s fallen into obscurity. Shame it hasn’t left a greater mark on the Irish cultural landscape.

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Agreed, Good Film. Thread here: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056655139/what-richard-did
https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056655139/what-richard-did

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