I was one of the privileged few who were able to find out through the Internet about a special Skeletons in the Closet screening in LA at the Warner Brothers studio lot. I was very excited to go, and was not let down. Typically this type of movie is not one that I'd normally want to see, but I knew who the members of the cast were and it seemed to have too much potential to pass up with Jonathan Jackson, Treat Williams, and Linda Hamilton, how could they go wrong? They didn't the movie was excellent.
I was very impressed that the movie left me guessing until the very end. I was awed by Jonathan Jackson's performance. He was constantly on. Every single scene he was in had purpose and meaning that only he could give to it. There's also the fact that the camera shots and close up angles showed just how stunningly handsome he is.
One of the most impressive things about his performance were the two scenes that Jonathan Jackson shed his trademark tears. This is where you see his eyes well up while he's still speaking and then at the perfect moment the tears fall. One of the scenes in the movie that I was especially impressed with was with Linda's character in a diner. In this scene his tears fell at the exact moment that he says a very profound line.
The second time is towards the end, he enters a room and sees something that I can't mention here because I'd be giving a big part of the movie away. The scene in itself is probably about two minutes long. In the scene he says one single word, by the end of it, he's in tears, they are streaming from his eyes, his chin is quivering and we know exactly what he's thinking and feeling and realizing at that moment even though no words our said.
That is the magic that is Jonathan Jackson, eyes and facial expressions that are a window into his soul. No other actor compares to him when it comes to this.
I was also very impressed by the cinematography. It was beautifully shot, with lots of color. For what could be considered a dark movie, it was exceptionally light. This was very effective. The HD format they used was so clear and bright. I was very impressed.
The songs "Coffee and Tea", "Trip if you have to", and "Father" were Jonathan and Richard Jackson's musical contributions to the movie. The song "Father" played over the end credits, it was beautiful, sad and totally fit the movie. There was also an original song by Schyuler Fisk, who played Jonathan's character's girlfriend in the movie. Linda Hamilton was impressive as always. I can't wait to see this movie again. It was beyond totally awesome. I'll be very interested in viewing it again just as soon as its released.
I was very impressed that the movie left me guessing until the very end. I was awed by Jonathan Jackson's performance. He was constantly on. Every single scene he was in had purpose and meaning that only he could give to it. There's also the fact that the camera shots and close up angles showed just how stunningly handsome he is.
One of the most impressive things about his performance were the two scenes that Jonathan Jackson shed his trademark tears. This is where you see his eyes well up while he's still speaking and then at the perfect moment the tears fall. One of the scenes in the movie that I was especially impressed with was with Linda's character in a diner. In this scene his tears fell at the exact moment that he says a very profound line.
The second time is towards the end, he enters a room and sees something that I can't mention here because I'd be giving a big part of the movie away. The scene in itself is probably about two minutes long. In the scene he says one single word, by the end of it, he's in tears, they are streaming from his eyes, his chin is quivering and we know exactly what he's thinking and feeling and realizing at that moment even though no words our said.
That is the magic that is Jonathan Jackson, eyes and facial expressions that are a window into his soul. No other actor compares to him when it comes to this.
I was also very impressed by the cinematography. It was beautifully shot, with lots of color. For what could be considered a dark movie, it was exceptionally light. This was very effective. The HD format they used was so clear and bright. I was very impressed.
The songs "Coffee and Tea", "Trip if you have to", and "Father" were Jonathan and Richard Jackson's musical contributions to the movie. The song "Father" played over the end credits, it was beautiful, sad and totally fit the movie. There was also an original song by Schyuler Fisk, who played Jonathan's character's girlfriend in the movie. Linda Hamilton was impressive as always. I can't wait to see this movie again. It was beyond totally awesome. I'll be very interested in viewing it again just as soon as its released.