This story was more engaging because Peter O'Toole took the role (the kind he does best) and multiplied it up. Also he had a very capable co-star to do it with.
The story was mostly engaging up to the point Zoe (Jodie Foster) develops feelings for her teacher Bosnyak (O'Toole). Though understandable, when she began her overtures I expected Bosnyak to keep her at arm's length until she understood that he wasn't the talisman she thought. Understandable she would think so, yes. Understandable that Bosnyak would find it difficult to resist her amorous advances, hoo yes! But Bosnyak, no stranger to involvement with his pupils, knew the inevitable result of involvement - at odds with his assertion that the teacher-pupil relationship was a "sacred trust."
Still, Zoe was heading for the stars with only her philandering ex-boyfriend hanging onto her ankles threatening to keep her earthbound.
Though not a trained singer, Jodie can carry a tune and the performance she gives of "One Dream at a Time" was good enough to fill the part. She couldn't be good enough to convince us that she could take a more classical route in singing though it's how I would have preferred the story to unfold. This film has its moments.
The story was mostly engaging up to the point Zoe (Jodie Foster) develops feelings for her teacher Bosnyak (O'Toole). Though understandable, when she began her overtures I expected Bosnyak to keep her at arm's length until she understood that he wasn't the talisman she thought. Understandable she would think so, yes. Understandable that Bosnyak would find it difficult to resist her amorous advances, hoo yes! But Bosnyak, no stranger to involvement with his pupils, knew the inevitable result of involvement - at odds with his assertion that the teacher-pupil relationship was a "sacred trust."
Still, Zoe was heading for the stars with only her philandering ex-boyfriend hanging onto her ankles threatening to keep her earthbound.
Though not a trained singer, Jodie can carry a tune and the performance she gives of "One Dream at a Time" was good enough to fill the part. She couldn't be good enough to convince us that she could take a more classical route in singing though it's how I would have preferred the story to unfold. This film has its moments.