19 thoughts on “Allied: The Good, The Great, and The Ugly

  1. Sounds like Brad Pitt simply sucks at French. As far as period films go, he was great in “INGLORIOUS BASTERDS”. By the way, how was his Canadian accent? Because it sucked in “12 YEARS A SLAVE”.

    1. Yeah, I find him enjoyable enough in roles that are more broad and humorous like in Inglorious Basterds, but his Serious Dramatic Actor attempts are painful to watch.

        1. Then he’s a better actor than any of us give him credit for. Comedy is considered harder by many actors and actresses.

  2. I will probably watch it as I also want to be Marion Cotillard when I grow up. Or Meryl or Emma. But the teal green dress looks amazing and extra plus points for the peplum bodice. So 1940s.

  3. I’ve not seen this film yet but from all the trailers and posters I’ve looked at, Brad Pitt looks nothing at all like Brad Pitt. Is it just me? It’s been weirding me out!!

    1. Not just you! I thought this film looked intriguing when I saw a commercial for it, but kept wondering “Who’s that actor…I know I’ve seen him before somewhere…” and thinking of all the dark haired, Caucasian leading men in Hollywood! I was shocked when I later saw Brad Pitt’s name on the poster!

          1. Either way something fishy is going on! He just seemed to suddenly not look like himself anymore…

  4. I wanted to see this when it was in theaters but never got around to it. I’ve never been a huge Brad Pitt fan but I adore Marion Cotillard

  5. Brad Pitt just really looks very out of place here – he just doesn’t have a 1940s face/look, but it’s hard to say why. I mean, obviously there must have been people around in the 1940s who looked like Brad Pitt, I mean, we see paintings of people who look incredibly “modern” for their period, or photographs that suggest that Keanu Reeves might possibly be a 1860s vampire….

    But, everyone else looks JUST right for the period – and then Brad’s there, and he looks SO out of place….

    1. I call it the “cornfed” look — blond, normal features, looks like you’re straight out of Iowa… not that there’s anything wrong with that! There were Iowans in many eras! But, yeah, it looks wrong for period film.

  6. If you believe the tabs, there was a hot affair going on between Brad and Marion during the filming that precipitated the BIG DIVORCE! Both of them denied it of course. I haven’t seen the film, so I don’t know if there were any chemistry between the two.

  7. I’ve only seen the preview but am a bit interested in watching it for the CanCon (a Canadianism meaning Canadian Content). And now I’m curious to see if I can tell any difference between these supposed Quebecois vs Parisian accents!

    My husband and I watched the preview together, he’s in the Canadian Forces and I *think* he said that they got what uniform stuff you see in the preview correct. I *want* to say that he pointed out some tiny detail that was off – like maybe an insignia on the wrong shoulder or something like that – but can’t remember exactly. I know it was correct enough for him to instantly tell that Pitt’s character was Canadian military by what he was wearing.

    And I’m probably setting myself up for a world of tsk tsk-ing but I don’t know who Marion Cotillard is. Apparently I now need to go look her up!

  8. I may have to watch this just for Marion and the costumes and just fast-forward through all of Brad’s parts. He’s just not a great actor, and yes, he does look very Midwestern cornfed. I think he’s from Missouri. Why anyone thought this was great casting is beyond me.

  9. My husband pulled this up on Netflix tonight and it is gorgeous! The robes they both wear in the scene where she’s teaching him Parisian French were my favourites.

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