Domestic Trailer Debut for Redford's 'The Conspirator'
Going to be interesting to see what's been done with this film
Photo: Roadside Attractions
I had every intention of seeing Robert Redford's The Conspirator at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, but after negative buzz from the first showing the screening I scheduled myself to attend was canceled. From what I had heard the film was actually quite boring with stilted dialogue and played like a History Channel re-enactment rather than a feature film. Well, no doubt Redford has gone in to edit the film based on this response as Roadside Attractions prepares to release it on April 15 and today we get our first look at it as the trailer has just debuted online.
The film tells the story of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), alleged conspirator of Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. I didn't watch the trailer, but I scrolled through it looking for a screen capture to top this article and the one thing I did notice was the cinematography of Newton Thomas Sigel, a frequent DP for Bryan Singer on films such as Valkyrie, Superman Returns and his X-Men features. The soft lighting provides some kind of hazy glow over the entire picture. I'm not sure what I think of it, but it's eye-catching nonetheless.
Despite negative early comments I am still hoping for the best from this film. The story sounds great and I hope Redford was able to clean it up. Have a look at the trailer directly below and let me know what you think in the comments.
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Not a very good trailer, looks like it's trying for the Oscar's.
Looks great! Can't wait to see it.
Looks amazing! Can't wait to see it.
Looks good, but I have a feeling the trailer managed to make boring footage look exciting with fast editing and dramatic music. I'll probably still see it since there are a lot of great actors and I'm a big Redford fan.
Fantastic cast. I'm intrigued.
This looks like it's trying way too hard…and the Avatar trailer music sounds horribly out of place.
James McAvoy looks in tip-top shape.
Redford is hit and miss. With Ordinary People and Quiz Show constituting the hits and the rest constituting the misses.
This looks reasonable, though. Nice cinematography, at least.
I'm interested!
I would hope it'd be good. That cast is enough for me to check it out.
Are you just as disappointed as I am that Robin Wright's career never quite took off after Forrest Gump? I thought she was robbed of an Oscar nom for playing Jenny.
And it seems like Redford hasn't made an awesome film since A River Runs Through It and Quiz Show. I think he's a Hollywood icon and he's done some amazing things – but I feel like I'm taking crazy pills here! He hasn't made an awesome film for 20 years!!!! I'm not saying he's washed up, or that this film isn't going to be good, but damn. It's been two decades.
Honestly… Blah!!! Not grabbing me…