1 Read the film review.
1 Directed by Joseph Ruben and starring the stunning Julia Roberts as Laura and Patrick Bergin as her obsessive husband, Sleeping with the Enemy is this year's spooky thriller and can now be seen at the Odeon in Leicester Square.
2 We first meet Laura at her sea-front home where she is unhappily married to a rich handsome man who dominates and abuses her. She fakes death to escape her nightmarish marriage and adopts a new life in a small delightful mid-west town but inevitably her husband discovers the truth and starts to track her down,
3 Julia Roberts has the difficult task of being a passive victim but manages to come across as innocent and vulnerable. Her reawakening after years of torment is captured extremely sensitively. Patrick Bergin is frighteningly convincing as the psychopathic husband, appearing and disappearing with great economy of movement and sinister menace.
4 The story is, in fact, too similar to Fatal Attraction to claim any originality, but the characters are well observed and there are imaginative moments. Although Rubin is a little too free with the fraudulent moments of suspense, the film jangles the nerves effectively with a series of shocks, which successfully disguises a rather feeble plot.
5 I would recommend this as an entertaining film for those who like to be kept on the edge of their seats.
a) Say in which paragraph the writer talks about: the plot, the performances, whether they recommend the film or not, the background to the film, the film in general.
b) What tense is the review written in? Why?
c) Make a note of the adjectives used to talk about: Laura, the husband, the film in general, the plot, and the town Laura moved to.
2 In pairs, choose a film you both know (or a book. TV programme, play, etc.).
a) Decide on adjectives to describe the characters and the story. Examples: exciting, unconvincing
b) Use some of the adverbs of degree below to make the adjectives you use stronger or weaker.
Example:
The film was really exciting but the actor who played the main part was rather unconvincing.
extremely rather incredibly quite really a bit fairly
c) Remember to use adverbs to 'colour' verbs and other adverbs as well as adjectives. Examples:
... which successfully disguises...
He was frighteningly convincing.
d) Look at the examples of 'strong' adjectives below and replace them with a normal adjective and very or really.
Write a sentence using them. Example:
(stunning) The actress was really attractive.
stunning riveting hilarious terrifying packed thrilled brilliant dreadful astonishing.
e) Practice saying the adjectives in the box with the intensifying adverb absolutely and then choose some of them to describe the film you are discussing. Example: The acting was absolutely dreadful.
3 Write a review describing a film, play, TV programme, etc. that you've seen recently, or a book that you've read (it could be the one you discussed earlier).
a) Organize your review something like this:
i. Introduction (include factual information: title, writer, director, actors)
ii. The plot, setting, characters
iii. Your feelings and thoughts (e.g. about the acting,.. story)
iv. Conclusion (recommendation)
b) Check what you have written to be sure that you have included a range of adjectives and adverbs.
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