The Movie Archive: Q
Key:
0 Stars = Horrible Crap
1 - 9 Stars = In Between, Increasing in Value
10 Stars = Brilliant! I Almost Died - It Was That Good!
Title: Quills
Year Released: 2000
Rating: R
Running Time: 124 minutes
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Overview: A fabricated story of the life of the real-life scandalous Marquis de Sade while he was in prison. Here, the Marquis (Rush) gets his works published by having a linen woman (Winslet) sneak them out.
Date Watched: Monday, December 24th, 2001
My Opinion: This was so great! I rented it thinking "Oh, well... it looks kind of dumb, but whatever." No way! Geoffrey Rush was AMAZING as the Marquis de Sade... playing a clever psycho to a perfection. He even has the best lines. "My best work filtered through the minds of the criminally insane. Who knows? They might improve it!" and "An entire religion based on an oxymoron" when being told about the Virgin Mary. Factional stuff about the Marquis filters into the movie, so it's not complete lie. Winslet expands beyond the weirdo in "Titanic." And Joaquin Phoenix! You liked him in "Gladiator?" It's nothing compared to his role as Abbe de Coulmier, the warden type, in this movie! The best performance of his ever. Michael Caine... grr! What a bastard. I wanted to kill him! The best parts are definitely the ironic ending and the Marquis de Sade's wit. A strange tale, but worth the time to rent and watch.
Final Rating: 8.5 Stars