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Very, very good. David Cronenberg has direceted his most accessible movie to date, and also one of his best (Dead Ringers still has that honour IMHO)
Intelligent, brilliantly acted and when the violence happens, it's brutal and shocking in it's intensity.
The violence (and in fact the sex) is where the "real" Cronenberg really shows.
It may take most people two watches to get the most from the movie however.
Intelligent, brilliantly acted and when the violence happens, it's brutal and shocking in it's intensity.
The violence (and in fact the sex) is where the "real" Cronenberg really shows.
It may take most people two watches to get the most from the movie however.
Agree with the good stuff and also the little daughter stuff is lame - poor kid can't act either even for a moppet but what I liked most was the bit with his brother, (don't wanna say to much to spoil it even more) that played for laughs as well as violence - really tricky to pull off.
The Hibernator wrote:
> My biggest gripe with this film is the beginning. It has some real
> frothy moments of love and everyone-gets-along-in-a-corny-fashion. A
> scene right at the very beginning where all the family are in the
> little girl's bedroom is an example.
Yup. Totally deliberately over the top saccrine sweetness. It's supposed to be the type of town where "See you in Church sunday" doesn't get a laugh in response.
> My biggest gripe with this film is the beginning. It has some real
> frothy moments of love and everyone-gets-along-in-a-corny-fashion. A
> scene right at the very beginning where all the family are in the
> little girl's bedroom is an example.
Yup. Totally deliberately over the top saccrine sweetness. It's supposed to be the type of town where "See you in Church sunday" doesn't get a laugh in response.
I watched this last night...
While I generally liked it, there were moments that could be uncomfortable to watch with certain people. The violence is enough at times to make you cringe. However, it is well-acted, and Ed Harris is great in it.
My biggest gripe with this film is the beginning. It has some real frothy moments of love and everyone-gets-along-in-a-corny-fashion. A scene right at the very beginning where all the family are in the little girl's bedroom is an example.
Other than that... good film.
While I generally liked it, there were moments that could be uncomfortable to watch with certain people. The violence is enough at times to make you cringe. However, it is well-acted, and Ed Harris is great in it.
My biggest gripe with this film is the beginning. It has some real frothy moments of love and everyone-gets-along-in-a-corny-fashion. A scene right at the very beginning where all the family are in the little girl's bedroom is an example.
Other than that... good film.
So I should leave Windows Media Player on repeat then?
The cinema close to us closed down :(
The one further away on the industrial/bum-mugging estate is expensive :(
It probably won't come here, it hasn't got Martin Lawrence in it :(
:(
The cinema close to us closed down :(
The one further away on the industrial/bum-mugging estate is expensive :(
It probably won't come here, it hasn't got Martin Lawrence in it :(
:(
Very, very good. David Cronenberg has direceted his most accessible movie to date, and also one of his best (Dead Ringers still has that honour IMHO)
Intelligent, brilliantly acted and when the violence happens, it's brutal and shocking in it's intensity.
The violence (and in fact the sex) is where the "real" Cronenberg really shows.
It may take most people two watches to get the most from the movie however.
Intelligent, brilliantly acted and when the violence happens, it's brutal and shocking in it's intensity.
The violence (and in fact the sex) is where the "real" Cronenberg really shows.
It may take most people two watches to get the most from the movie however.