crystallburns

there is this awesome movie that is circling 'Starz and Encore' right now called Bark! about this lady who has a mental breakdown and believes that she is a dog. Has a great supporting cast including D'noffrio, Hank Azaria, Lisa Kudrow, as well as leading man Lee Tergesen {better known for his role as 'beacher' on 'OZ'} It has received shitty ratings, and well it is a very low budget piece of crap, but I loved it. It was a fun idea to play with, the chick who played the nut was believable. None of the characters were cardboard 2 dimensional things just there to waste time. All these odd ball people come together, for seemingly no reason, and the weirdest reasons of all, and it some how fits. Life is like that, but this had great emotional depth by Tergesen, and I'd never seen Kudrow in a sexier role. I have nothing but good things to say about all the actors in the flick, that's my 2 cents. GO SEE IT AND MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND IF YOU LIKE IT! DON'T LISTEN TO ME!

It starts out with Pilot (Jake Gyllenhaal) pretending to be a valet to steal a car to give his pseudo-girlfriend Lucy (Arden Myrin) a ride to work. Next we see Jake (Jared Leto) playing out a sex fantasy with a Vegas Thug's wife. Both characters look exactly the same as children and as adults, which I find odd. I guess it is to inform the watchers that they are in fact the same people.

As Pilot and Jake leave are leaving town after finding out that they are being followed by the ‘thug's' goons, they meet up with a variety of people and situations. Jeremy Piven shines as Pilots drug dealer and provides a much needed comic relief. The movie moves very quickly and there is never a dull moment. As most movies that deal with road trips, the boys learn some valuable lessons about themselves and life in general. Most importantly that `You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?' –Robert Louis Stevenson; but at the same time, life is also in the journey. Taking it as it comes and doing the best we can. As long as we are true to ourselves everything else will fall into place. In this crazy world that's the only thing that we can depend on… things not working out the way we expect.

Wow. What can I say about this movie? It starts out exactly as the description describes. The acting and portrayal of this character by Samantha Morton was beautiful. The only problem that I had with this film was the progression of the character and the direction of the film. There were no intentions for her. So many loose ends though out the film, including where did she put the body when there was company?!? Its only savior was the cinematography. The shots and back drop was beautiful. One of my favorite scenes was when Morvena was sitting on the patio and sees a cockroach crawling on the floor out the corner of her eye, so she gets up and follows it out into a hall.

I gave it about a 5.5. I enjoyed the movie, but they could have done sooo much more with it. It was very slow to start and build the characters, as do many British films I have seen. The soundtrack was awesome too. The eclectic sounds with the images of the deserts in Spain made it worthwhile to watch, even re-watch. Perhaps some of my questions that demand answers will be concluded.