morningkeith

Was it Roger Ebert who said 'Talk to Her' was "about women in comas and the men who love them"? Actually I found it was more about the men themselves, and the dynamics of relationships. It's also about the danger of losing oneself in dreams and fantasies, which, like drugs, are pleasant at first, but become a trap.

I thought this movie would spend 95% of it's time at the bedside in a hospital, like 'My Dinner with Andre' in a different setting. But no, it's far more wide ranging and more special. And the relationship issues are much more varied and detailed than I thought.

As a single person too, this movie slapped me in the face. It shouts "Hey! Get out of the house! You've been staring out the window for half an hour or half your life and you haven't done any LIVING. Don't just flip through travel magazines - travel! Don't just watch other people dance, or rise and fall in relationships. Get up and dance yourself. Make the phonecall, risk the hurt again and try a relationship, even one that's faulty, rather than fantasing about a perfect one that's only thin air.

I once read somewhere that while an unexamined life is not worth living, an unlived life is not worth examining. To me, that's the difference between Marco and Benigno. And that's why I'm going to get up and turn off this computer.

Have a great day. DO something.

Like a child stealing cookies from a jar, there is something delicious when sometimes the bad guys win and the good guys lose.

"The Good Thief" reminds me quite a bit of "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. Both films have to do with clever scheming, high stakes gambling, the dance between men and women, and masterpiece art. And like a candle and a flame, or a gambler and his wager, both proclaim the wisdom that the money may reward you, but it's the gamble that hooks you. The prize money just lets you come back to the table one more time. And risk it all again.

I'm disappointed and surprised that this movie has so far only averaged a seven, with most voters giving it an eight. I think it deserves way better, like a nine or a nine and a half. There's so much here to like. I love the way this movie looks, the way it thinks, the way it demands that you pay attention. Okay, I wish the actors could have spoken up more (what did he say? did I miss something important?) but still, wow.

Nick Nolte deserves the high marks he's already received. I think he's this generation's equivalent of Robert Mitchum, another tough guy who is sadly missed. But other performances deserve credit too. For one, whoever the guy is that plays the slimeball informant plays a slimeball informant really well! And the lead guitar/techno art/computer geek/co-conspirator is another offbeat character who is cool to watch. Lastly, it was great to see that actor from "Three Kings," again. Pretty intense, and yet I sense he could do comedy too.

So who do you believe, 'the sevens' or me? Bet your nine bucks. Go see this movie.

I'd been reading good things about "Bend it" long before it came here. So as soon as it arrived, I made plans to take my niece. I probably enjoyed it more than she did. I found it touching, genuine and funny, like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" only funnier.

I loved the lead actress, Parminder Nagra; I forgot all about the camera watching her. I loved the dads and the moms. I loved the closing credits of the cast and crew; they're hot hot hot!

Okay, for a sports film, it could have used a bit more soccer action. And aside from two main characters, the rest of the team is a nameless blur. But still, if it comes out in VHS, I'm buying it.