Jimmy review – simple-minded James Stewart biopic is too straightforward
Riverdale’s KJ Apa gives surprisingly solid performance but this corny look at iconic actor’s life is missed opportunityThe last time New Zealand actor KJ Apa took on a midcentury American pop-cultural icon, he was playing a nominally sexy yet often weirdly bloodless version of Archie Andrews, the feckless teen next door on the comic-book riff Riverdale. He also frequently ceded…
Riverdale’s KJ Apa gives surprisingly solid performance but this corny look at iconic actor’s life is missed opportunityThe last time New Zealand actor KJ Apa took on a midcentury American pop-cultural icon, he was playing a nominally sexy yet often weirdly bloodless version of Archie Andrews, the feckless teen next door on the comic-book riff Riverdale. He also frequently ceded…
