#reviewtingperioddrama

[reviewting]

The Silver Skates

Hello! Hello! Hello! We stan period drama in this house, so when I found this movie at midnight after my vaccine shot, I wasted no time watching it. I mean, come on! Who is going to pass up the opportunity to watch an aesthetically pleasing movie? The only complaint I have for the movie is the ending is too short to my liking ehehehe. I just want to see more! Let's skate into the review ;)

p.s: this is the first Russian-speaking movie that I've ever watched and it was a great ride. I might need to find more Russian period drama films after this.

Score

Storyline          : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (7/10)

Plot                  : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (9/10)

Pace                : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (8/10)

Acting              : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (10/10)

Rewatch value : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (10/10)

Storyline

Matvey is the son of a lamplighter, he works hard trying to make honest money for his dad's treatment. His dad is suffering from TB and judging from the way he coughs (a lot), it's not looking very great, either. You know what they say about period drama films and coughs, the odd of survival is zero to none for the coughing party.

One day, Matvey has to deliver a pie (in 20 minutes on foot) to a rich guy's house but is late because there's a roadblock. He stood up for himself when being treated poorly by the boss and that made him getting fired. At least he stood up for himself, kudos to Matvey. Anyway, because his dad is sick, Matvey needs money and need it quick. There's this doctor in Germany that can save his dad's life. While trying to find a job, he came across this group of pickpockets. I was kinda suspicious but turns out they're a good bunch, especially Alex (love him). Well, as good as thieves can be.

The first day he joins the group, they make him jump into the balcony of a rich family and caught by Alisa, the daughter. There's a little incident but everyone was safe. Anyway, Matvey and Alisa meet again at a skating ball party where Alex and Matvey are trying to steal every shiny thing from the partygoers. Alisa knows about this very calmly blackmailed him into helping her with something. After this encounter, the story of love and friendship begins.

Characters

I like Matvey, a lot. He is responsible, loyal, and just overall a good human being. And husband material, I might add. At some point in the movie, I said to myself, I want a husband like him. Like, damn. He's so good to Alisa, I want to cry. Yo, tell me where to find a husband candidate like that!

Alex, the chief of thief is odd but overall an awesome human being. I think he's cool and he cares about his friends. He taught Matvey the art of pickpocket and is the one that has faith in him first.

Alisa is a very likeable character too, she just wants to learn science and become a scientist to help people and I'm all for that. I loooove her voice so much, it's so soft and calming, wow. Her dad was kinda a dick at first but I think deep down he loves his daughter.

The prince, Arkadiy, is complicated. He is supposed to be the villain in the movie, but I didn't think he was evil enough to be a villain until I watch the last 30 minutes of the movie, at least. Also, he never really hurt Alisa, I just think that they're not a good match.

All in all, I love the cinematography, the cast, and the plot. I like the skating and thieving aspects, it was so fun to watch. The storyline itself was okay, since I've probably watched too many romeo-and-juliet-inspired movies. Please watch the movie!

Where to watch

Netflix

[reviewting]

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I've been in a movie slump lately and have been trying to hype myself up to finish a movie. I knew about this movie from a fellow period drama lover, they told me to watch it but I wasn't feeling enthusiastic enough to type the title on Netflix search bar (it's very long, you know). That was just an excuse btw. I've been very immersed in gaming lately and that is making books and movies taking the backseat. I was looking for a movie to watch with my mum and told her about this movie and she was intrigued since she loves period dramas too (my parents are fans of the genre).

Score

Storyline          : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (7/10)

Plot                  : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (8/10)

Pace                : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (8/10)

Acting              : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (10/10)

Rewatch value : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (10/10)

Storyline

Juliet is a writer and at the beginning of the movie she was looking for an apartment to live but she was showing some kind of flashback that wasn't really elaborated further in the movie, but it was an important aspect to the main character. I think I have to read the book to understand more about Juliet's back story. Juliet is looking for inspiration for her next book when she was contacted by a random man saying that he is looking for a new book for his book club. After corresponding several times with the man, she decided that his stories were very intriguing and told her publisher, Sydney, that she's going away to the man's village to write about the book club. Before she broad the ship, she was proposed to by her boyfriend. As soon as she arrived, she looked for all the people from the book club and finally meet the man who wrote to her and was surprised that he was actually quite young (she thought he was an old man). The story about family, friends, and love starts from there and it's a wholesome movie.

Characters

I like Juliet, she's very likeable and friendly but she was a stranger in a small village where people have always known each other. The villagers were quite closed-off (and some were quite rude) at the beginning but they're pretty fun when it comes to the book club, tho. You can see that Juliet was having fun and didn't really take any offence when they want to keep their secrets. She instead got more curious about why the villagers are behaving like that.

Dawsey is a sweet and kind man who only wants to take care of his daughter. I can see that he has a huge crush on Juliet the first day they met and it's just cute.

Mark, Juliet's boyfriend is actually nice and he genuinely loves her. I don't see any red flag coming from him, I just don't see them as a match, that's it really.

I was actually very intrigued with Elizabeth and Christian's story and I wish they elaborated more about those two. I want to know more, I want to see more about them but alas, I can't have everything I want. I just thought that it would've been nice to see more of them in the movie.

Where to watch

Netflix

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