MELANCHOLIA
Well, it was, as one critic said "a group of unlikeable people doing implausible things in close quarters" -- I didn't really like it. Kirsten Dunst was depressing and awful, Keifer Sutherland was a jerk... the only remotely pleasant character was the little kid. And planets collide. I guess the premise arose from a dream that the writer had about depressives being calm in disaster situations. I, like Claire, would have preferred to go out on the terrace with some Beethoven and a glass of wine. Oh well, at least it is a talking point.
For a less depressing movie in a completely different vein, check out Charlie Bartlett, if you haven't seen it already. Set at a high school, it's a location with which you'll be familiar. The main character has a bit of a Ferris Bueller vibe in that he's almost always calm, although more lurks under the surface with Charlie than with Ferris. With Ferris, what you see is absolutely what you get, and Charlie is at least two layers deep. It has Robert Downey, Jr., too - a nice bonus!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'll add it to my queue.
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