The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Reviw (DVD)

Okay, this movie was another selection due to a cast list that included Charlize. I expected a pretty bad movie and was already regretting that I put it on my Blockbuster Online queue. On the contrary, the movie was done fairly well. Geoffrey Rush is really just a wonderful actor. I see him from time to time in certain movies, my favorite being Lantana. For the record, I haven’t seen Shine yet so the verdict is still not in yet on Rush’s best performance. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a biopic that is done in a more original way than the generic formula of opening with a defining moment and then having a childhood flashback that brings everything back full circle. Geoffrey Rush plays Peter Sellers as if Sellers was directing and starring in a movie about his own life. This allows Rush to play several different characters for brief moments including Stanley Kubrick, Seller’s mother and Seller’s wife among others. The subject might not interest everyone, but the movie is very well done. After seeing this movie, I have now put Dr. Strangelove on my Blockbuster Online queue.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers = Pretty Interesting Rental