The Two Popes - Netflix

[HMS Beanspiller]

A superb film no matter what your attitude to the RC church - Hopkins and Pryce act the shit out of an excellent script. I reckon this will take home some Oscar gold and will be well deserved. Best film I saw in 2019 by some distance IMO.

[mrpupkin]

Yeah I saw this at the pictures before it went on Netflix and thought "I like this film about popes". And I stand by that.

[mjwilson]

I suspect it might not be totally true to life but yeah, good work by the acting chaps.

[Schnapple]

Enjoyed both performances and had a few chuckles, but was ultimately a bit cosy.

[touchingcloth]

Netflix are promoting the fuck out of this, but it hasn't tempted me. Partly because I have a strong distaste for the church, but mainly cos one of the popes looks too much like Larry David doing Bernie Sanders and I get disappointed when realising it's not a comedy.

[poodlefaker]

Rubbish, didn't laugh once. The sketches went on too long and the songs weren't funny.

[Blumf]

Are there any robots or lasers in it? No? Not arsed mate.

[oy vey]

The shitting in the woods scene is compelling to be fair.

[dissolute ocelot]

I've loved Jonathan Pryce since my childhood Ray Bradbury and dystopian sci-fi obsessions but passionately hate Anthony Hopkins as a terribly stagy actor who'll never let you forget that he's A GREAT ACTOR even for a second. Could we have a Two Popes 2: One Pope, maybe?

[EOLAN]

I've loved Jonathan Pryce since my childhood Ray Bradbury and dystopian sci-fi obsessions but passionately hate Anthony Hopkins as a terribly stagy actor who'll never let you forget that he's A GREAT ACTOR even for a second. Could we have a Two Popes 2: One Pope, maybe?

I probably lean into this camp; though wouldn't be as overly familiar with Pryce outside of Brazil. Watching the trailer; Pryce did seem to just seep into his character that I struggled to recognize him. Whereas Hopkins just seemed to be Hopkins reading the lines he was given.

[idunnosomename]

I'm seein' double!

Four Vicars of Christ!!!!