i kinda thought it played alright myself, and it stopped short of his responseDrat, just watching that scene, I’m not sure I want to see the movie. The casting is not up to my imagination from reading the book. That’s what I hate about movies made from books, especially if you have read the book. Hank Rearden is a much tougher man, more introspect. The strong silent type who lives in his own head with little regard for people around him (until he meets Dagny. John Wayne in a suit or Clint Eastwood type would be Hank. I don’t know who the actor is, but he is squishy, almost effeminate. Lillian and the rest of the family are okay. I imagine Dagny as looking like a Lauren Bacall with short hair. Tough.
Grant Bowler did a great job with Hank Rearden imho.
And Taylor Schilling took a few minutes to get used too, but she pulled it off imho...
If you enjoyed the book, I think it is safe that you will find the movie to be true to it.
i kinda thought it played alright myself, and it stopped short of his responseI believe the choice to use relatively unknown (low profile) actors was genius. It allowed the viewer to focus on the storyline instead of the actors. When I read Atlas with the Freeper Book Club, I pictured Angelina Jolie as Dagny, Antonio Banderas as Francisco, Hugh Jackman as Hank, and Brad Pitt as Galt. Had they actually been cast in the movie, I’d have been focused on their individual roles and how well (or not) they lived up to my expectations.
I think Taylor and Grant pulled it off beautifully. I believed them in their roles. To your point about Hank Rearden - the movie absolutely captured Hank’s personality. The brief clip released of Hank presenting Lillian with his Rearden Metal bracelet just doesn’t do justice to how well Grant portrayed Hank. Every look and movement he made expressed pages and pages of the book. The critics are insane. The movie was outstanding!