Carey On Regardless
20. Sep, 2010 
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Never Let Me Go
Spare Parts
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We could stare at Carey Mulligan and her imperfect perfect lil British face 4evers. She’s more adorable than a child hugging a teddy bear in a field of sunflowers graced by 9 rainbows. We never want to let her go!! Amazing how only 5 years ago she was 2nd (or maybe even 5th) fiddle to Keira Knightley, playing one of her sisters in Pride & Prejudice (we were charmed by Mulli back then, well before any of yous was!!!!), and now the food chain is reversed with Carey as top dog, as seen in Mark Romanek‘s (director of the über-creepy über-awesome One Hour Photo) film version of Kazuo Ishiguro‘s novel Never Let Me Go
The trailer purty much gives away the goods, about young students being groomed at a posh school (headed by classy dean Charlotte Rampling) for something other than being model citizens when they’re adults. SPOILLLSLSLLSERS ALERTS!!! One rogue teacher (Sally Hawkins) spills the beans to her students that their actually being raised for vital organ donations, to end diseases and save lives!!! But love gets in the way for students Mulligan, Knightley and the spastic Andrew Garfield (your next Peter Parker/Spider-Man), and they quickly realize that they don’t want to have their lives cut short. You’d think they’d want to run away, but they don’t. They simply stay in place and let whatever happens happen, and that’s the main problem with this beautiful, yet emotional devoid flick. The characters are helpless, but don’t really help themselves, and in turn don’t really help the audience engage in their struggle. It’s like Logan’s Run-ning on Empty, and with no cheesy sci-fi robots, like Box!!!
Our (Doppel)Gäng(ers): there be some mad casting geniuseses out there, especially when it comes to Carey Mulligan movies. in An Education, they rightfully cast older look-a-like Cara Seymour as her mum, and in Never Let Me Go, found a gem in younger look-a-like Izzy Meikle-Small!!!
Verdictgo: Sum Merit But No Stinkin Badges
Never Let Me Go is currently stalled in NY & LA only and elsewhere elsewhen
and until next thyme the balcony is clothed…
