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Movie Review Of Love at First Sights and Charlie: a Movie Review - Maynila V. Molina 4-13-05 Last night/early this morning, i was able to watch two great movies, a twisted love story courtesy of my friend lil_joey and the other one, a psycho thriller from Nick and Pets. Both movies were able to invoke the necessary feelings for me to like the film although during most parts in the movie Hide and Seek, my eyes were closed and my ears covered so I wouldnt hear the sound... (Though I am a huge fan of scary movie, I couldn't just stare at the screen without getting scared). CLOSER, I am not a huge fan of Julia Roberts, although I tend to watch most of her films unwittingly. (wait, I think I saw almost all her movies except Steel Magnolias and Erin Brochovich. weeeeird). but can I just say, this is her best acting performance I've ever seen. Closer is a story of four people caught in the intricate web of love, hate, and infidelity. The gorgeous Jude Law plays the character Dan, a struggling writer who falls in love with Alice (Natalie Portman), an American Stripper from New York. She is young, beautiful and carefree. It was love at first sight... until Dan meets Anna, the divorced photographer while Dan was getting his picture taken for the book he wrote (ironically about Alice). Anna is the exact opposite of ALice: mature, reserved and mysterious. Dan, a sucker for whirlwind romance, falls in love with her instantly... and Alice is actually aware of this but remains quiet to preserve her relationship with Dan. Due to a prank initiated by Dan, Larry the dermatologist, played amazingly by CLive Owens, meets Anna. Sparks fly istantly, and next thing we know, Anna and Larry are officially a couple. The four meet again in the opening of Anna's exhibit and the attraction between Anna and Dan cannot be ignored. they hook up without the knowledge of ALice and Larry, now the husband of anna. My God. This story is depressing. I've never seen a movie so.... arresting. The dialogues were beautiful, heartfelt, sexual and honest. I cried not because it's mushy, not because its heroic (remember the fight scene in LOTR 2 and 3?) but because I've never seen love depicted that way... both a debasement and a truth. The movie shows how things can get really ugly when you succumb to the intensity of falling in love. You hate the characters of Dan and Anna, but at the same time, you can never say for sure that they're wrong. You can feel their pain, their despair, their guilt... it 's like opening your wound and putting lemon, salt and tequila on it. This movie unleashes raw feelings and every movie fan should watch this film. (to be continued) |
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4/13/2005 4:18 pm |
"Hide and Seek" is a good thriller movie ..This is Robert de Niro 's best acting performance and Dakota (cute little girl) also great..
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You're absolutely right... are you fond of movie thriller as well?
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Raging Bull? and The deer Hunter? this is the first time I have heard De Niros' have those movies... I'll check it out and see how best are those according to you... thank you. TC peace out!
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