10 years of Flick Filosopher: my view from the crow’s nest not so good
My predictions about who’s gonna be a star and who isn’t aren’t always right, as my review of the made-for-cable flick Horatio Hornblower: The Duel makes plain:
Prediction: Ioan Gruffudd is gonna be a huge star. Tall and pretty -- with his big brown eyes, pouty mouth, and dark curls -- he's kinda like a hero in a Pre-Raphelite painting. And he's got a lovely Welsh accent. Oh, and he can act, too. The only potential snag in a meteoric rise to ubiquitousness is his name -- one news article I read insists he pronounces it "yo-IN," but another says it's "Ian." Then again, we've all learned to deal with Ralph Fiennes.
Poor Ioan...
• review of Horatio Hornblower: The Duel, posted 04.07.99
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