1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Hi, Ben, good morning. We can talk about one of 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: the hottest actors in the world right now, Florence Pugh. 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: All right, she's everywhere, She's everywhere. It really does feel 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: like she's everywhere at the moment, and she's in this 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: latest film, A Good Person, a drama directed by Zach Braff. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 1: And now Zach Braff many people will know from Scrubs. 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 1: He was also the director of Garden State, which is 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: the movie that a lot of people loved a number 9 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: of years ago. They had Natalie Portman and Zach Braff 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: started in it as well. The other thing Zach Braff 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: is famous for is he was dating Florence Pugh, so 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: it was this kind of celebrity relationship for went on 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: for three years, so it was pretty serious that they 14 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: pretty much lived together, despite the fact that there was 15 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: this big age gap there's about a twenty year age 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: gap between them. But people still loved it, like people 17 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: love seeing them walk the red carpet together. They were 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 1: so cute. And Zach actually wrote this film while he 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: was together with Florence during COVID. He wrote this character 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: especially for her. Then they've broken up, yes, and this 21 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: is the interesting thing, right, Like it's the recipe for disaster, 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: and you'd think maybe is there going to be some 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: don't worry darling as drama here and that we saw 24 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: with a Livy Wilde and Harry Styles. It's actually been 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: so amicable the pair. I interviewed Zach braff last week 26 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, he still really loves Florence, 27 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: like they have such a good friendship. They've been out 28 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: promoting the film together on the red carpet at the 29 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: premiere in America and it looks like it's fantastic. They're 30 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: getting on really well. It's like they're the gold medal 31 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: standard for how you should deal with a breakup. But 32 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: the film itself is look, it's got some issues. It's 33 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: Zach Braff's way of tackling the opioid crisis in America, 34 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: which we know is such a big issue. We saw 35 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: it on Dope Sick with very hard to beat it. 36 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: And Zach Braffle was actually a big fan of the series. 37 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: He read the book that that series was based on 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: on and so he wanted to do his own thing, 39 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: and so he wrote this character played by Florence Pugh, 40 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: who's a pharmaceutical representative and she's engaged, has a wonderful 41 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: life until all of a sudden, she's driving to go 42 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: wedding dress shopping with her fiance's sister and her husband 43 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: has a car crash. Florence is behind the wheel, The 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: sister and her husband both die in the accident, and 45 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: as a result of that, her life kind of spirals 46 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: out of control. Her relationship breaks down, her fiance, she 47 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: leaves her fiance because she can't deal with the guilt, 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: and then kind of to deal with the emotional and 49 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: physical pain from the accident, she gets addicted to oxycontent, 50 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: which is the drug that is in dope sick that 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: is kind of fueling the opioid crisis, and so then 52 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: it kind of follows a pretty familiar path until she 53 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: goes one day to AA, which is where she bumps 54 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: into Morgan Freeman, who happens to be the dad of 55 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 1: her fiance and the woman that she killed. He's got 56 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: his own substance of these issues after the accident and 57 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: from a long career as a police officer, but the 58 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: two kind of strike up an unlikely friendship and they 59 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: kind of deal with each other's issues and help each 60 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: other along the way. All sounds great and the performances 61 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: by Florence and Morgan Freeman, who Zach Braff actually directed 62 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: him going in Style, which is kind of a highest 63 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: comedy from a few years ago. They're both fantastic, like 64 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: Morgan Freeman is really really brilliant. Florence is awesome, as 65 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: she always is. But unfortunately the script is kind of 66 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: dull and honestly, probably Zach is the issue here. Like 67 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: he previously, his films have had a lot of like 68 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: a lot of energy and interest and innovation to them, 69 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: this one is very much paint by numbers, unfortunately, and 70 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: maybe that was because he made it during COVID. It 71 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: was a very tight production schedule and he was pretty 72 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: stressed out making this film, and I think maybe it 73 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: resulted in a movie that it's okay, Like it's mediocre, 74 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: but it's not amazing. It's a shame for such such 75 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: talented people involved. Also, it would have been would have 76 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: been difficult, no matter how amicable it was, it would 77 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: have been difficult liking that with someone you've broken up with. Yeah, well, 78 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: there was a lot going on and probably translated into 79 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: the into the end film. But you know, it's it's solid, 80 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: But this is one to wait for streaming. I probably 81 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't go to the cinema really, Okay, well, how many 82 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: Sea Garden State and stands are you giving it? Watch 83 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: Watch Garden State two and a half times, two and 84 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: a half times. Okay, fair enough, Thank you ben Men, 85 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: See you guys.