Wit | Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd

Wit | Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd | Wit is one of the best movies you can watch on the meaning of life.

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Wit

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highly recommended

Amazingly moving movie

I applaud Emma Thompson for her breathtaking role in this moving portrait of a terminal cancer patient. Amazing. I cried at the scene where her old mentor read the children's story to her. Wit is what movies are supposed to be.

Wit is one of the best movies you can watch on the meaning of life.

Why Emma Thompson did not win an oscar for this performance is beyond comprehension. This movie is basically a one-actor performance with some accents well performed by others. The range of emotions Emma's character goes through and the authenticity to which she express content, harshness, wit (of course), fear, pain sadness is phenomenal. Dont watch this for a feel good experience, rather a moment to delve into yourself, if you dare.
All this is coupled with the haunting Avro Part's Spiegel im Spiegel music and the beautiful poetry of John Donne.

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Cold and stagy

I feel like a bit of a Philistine giving a middling review to a film which is so deeply moving to so many other reviewers, but it just didn't do it for me. Emma Thompson gives a wonderful performance as the English professor dying of ovarian cancer, but the film as a whole seemed rather cold. The only scene that really moved me was the one in which her old teacher and mentor came to visit her, sitting in bed with her and reading a children's book.

Fair Entertainment but Great Movie

This is not a movie one watches for the enjoyment of it but rather to gain experience and insight. I would recommend it to people curious about what one faces when diagnosed with terminal illness, English enthusiasts, and people curious about experimental filmmaking. The acting was superb. Emma particularly never disappoints.

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