BEING THE RICARDOS | Scene At The Academy 

I personally loved that Sorkin managed to leave us heartbroken by Desi rather than angry. He was a great man overall, and people are not their mistakes! But we do have to live with them.

The moment when Desi (as Ricky) said “Lucy, I’m home” and Lucille (as Lucy) froze, reflecting that that was what she ever wanted and the reason why she did the show, did it for me. It was something Lucille wanted in reality but could only achieve if she continue with the fictional TV world. Such great writing. Now I finally understood when Sorkin said that he wasn’t looking to make/remake a story about “I love Lucy/ Lucy Ricardo” but that of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz.

“Don’t gaslight me” seems unlikely to appear in a conversation between two people in 1958.

That magical patch of ground bit was brilliant. Especially with how it came full circle through Sorkin framing that last shot of the set as said patch of ground. Masterful storytelling!

This scene emotionally destroyed me! Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem were spellbinding! Sorkin truly took two celebrities and in the end spoke about a desire for a career, for family and ❤️ LOVE!

This scene was truly heartbreaking and for me solidified the best actress race! Nicole deserves to win her second oscar for this portrayal of Lucille Ball

I adored "I Love Lucy" and grew up with the show in the 1950's. I assumed, as a kid, that the Ricardos were just Lucy and Desi being themselves, only on a set, lightly fictionalized and filmed. I was crushed when they got divorced. I was about 11 years old. I still want the dream of the happily married Ricardos. I didn't want to see this movie, "Being The Ricardos," because Nicole and Javier are both way too old to be playing these parts. At the time these real events were happening, Desi was about 38 and Lucy was 43. This scene here really moves me and makes me sad and yes, I can see them as these people, though I still have my issues with this casting.

Nicole Kidman is a real legend 👏🏻❤️

She's a fantastic actress, I just wish she could still move her face. Lucy was all about the funny faces

That scene was so powerful and it definitely broke my heart! I loved this movie❤

Having watched a recent biography of the great and funny Lucille Ball - this drama is dire. Kidman cant move her face and Javier is huge in size and more ike a boxer than Desi. A good review quote: “Nicole Kidman was not a good choice for Lucy. She is a beautiful woman but she has made certain choices regarding her appearance, and those choices include the heavy use of Botox and fillers, which consequently results in a very limited range of expressions on her face. That is the exact OPPOSITE of what made Lucy special. Lucy was one of the most expressive actors on TV. She quite literally a flexible face and used those great expressions to make us laugh.” I totally agree with it.

Desi is so underrated.

And JJ Simmons and the Actress that played Vivian Vance…..also very good.

It was a great movie. The casting and the writing. So many layers

This is the scene I cried. Especially when they put “Lucy and Desi divorced.” Because that is doing the “end of a fairytale and marriage”

Nicole looked like she was wearing a creepy Halloween mask of Lucy. Her face was frozen and expressionless - the opposite of the woman who was known for extreme facial movement. Worst casting choice in history.

I would give her a second oscar for Dogville ❤

Gotta love when they cast actors who look nothing like the people they're supposed to be portraying.

Nicole’s performance was brilliant. She’s totally due for her 2nd oscar. Sublime and total perfection!

They even had the red folders with Desiluu on it, great attention to detail.

It's all 'For Better or Worse' ... and everything in-between. I LOVE LUCY

Best script, hands down.

PERFECT

Wouldn't it be fab if both Javier and Penelope won on Oscar night 🙋🏻‍♀️

Anxiously waiting on the Spencer scene

Fiction always plays better than truth. And the truth is that no such phone call happened with Hoover in front of the audience. I've had a book for YEARS which explains, in detail, exactly what happened. They both knew they could lose their studio and were frightened. At first, after the accusation, Desi considered calling President Eisenhower but didn't really know him well enough and decided against it. So he called J. Edgar Hoover, who he knew rather well from the race track at Delmar. Desi asked if the FBI had anything at all on her and Hoover told him no; as far as the FBI was concerned, she was in the clear. Literally HOURS before the show, Lucy was cleared, I believe, by the House Un-American activities committee. So Desi DID speak to the studio audience about it. But what he REALLY said was that Lucille was "no communist." He said they both despised the communists and everything they stood for, that he was kicked out of Cuba because of communism and that they had both voted for Eisenhower. He said Lucy was 100% American. Lucy stood off set and cried. When he introduced Lucy, he said "I want you meet my favorite wife, my favorite redhead...in fact, that's the ONLY thing red about her!" The audience gave her a standing ovation.

All this praise for a scene which is totally made up ,a figment of this team's imagination ,because we can still see the original tape whe Desi Arnaz was humble and tearful in front of the audience ,and no Hoover did not come on the phone for Desi ,instead the FBI kept a dossier on them as long as Hoover was the chief of the agency.Is'nt such artistic liberty making fools of the public ?

One of my favorite movies

Loved this film need to see it again

I wish I can be an actor in the future…

After seeing this movie which is one of the best movies of all time , I ask and ask and I ask , if Dezi Arnez had that much pull ?! No one has yet to tell me . Nicole Kidman's form is like Humphrey Bogart Casablanca ! Javier Bardem is full Beast Mode . His finest role . To me .

Excellent summary! I loved the movie; however, despite its high quality on all levels, it did not win the expected Oscars for Nicole, Javier and Aaron.

I think just MAYBE BESIDE DUNE & THE POWER OF THE DOG,BEING THE RICARDOS IS GONNA BE ONE OF THE MOST NOMINATED MOVIE AT THE UPCOMING OSCAR,ALSO "THE HARDEY THEY FALL" MOVIE & "CODA" MOVIE THAT'S FEW OF THE REASON WHY THEY HIGHLIGHTING THE BEST SCENE FROM THE FEW POTENTIAL NOMINATED MOVIE 😊 AND BOTH JAVIER BARDEM & NICOLE KIDMAN ARE LONG OVERDUE FOR THEIR SECOND OSCAR 😊😊

A lot of people made fun of Nicole before the movie released and didn’t expect her to deliver so good. She was so good in this movie. She clearly deserves her second Oscar. She didn’t win but she will in the future.

House of gucci next pls

I wish it was on NETFLIX.

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I loved loved this show!!! But with due respect to Mr. Bardem (don't hate me) Desi was very very handsome (that was Lucy's headache) and Bardem is not, sorry!!!! But he is a very good actor!! Very good, informative movie.

Lmao she looks nothing close to the real Lucy

who the hell casted that thing

Nicole was the worst ever choice to play Lucy.

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Nicole , killed it,PERIOD......

i do NOT approve of infidelity, but Jerry Lewis's wife of 39 years was not mistaken when she told him when he became a BIG star...."Jerry, you know i was a Big Band singer, and i know show business. So, I also know that you are going to have attractive woman throwing themselves at you. And i know thatYOU. as a weak man, will give in to them many times. I have just one request. Please do not embarrass me publicly." And he didn't, for many many years

Movie was meh. Nicole Kidman didn’t transform as Lucille ball. She even sounded Australian at some point in the movie.

House of Gucci

It was such an awful casting. She was a TERRIBLE Lucy.

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A bit cringy. Luci is suppose to be 40, but she is 54 and looks 60. Old enough to be the character's mother. Kidman must have a terrific agent.

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This movie honestly stunk imo. Didn't buy her as Lucille.

don’t give the oscar to nicole kidman. please.