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Movie's finest avant guarde director, Lars von Tier weaves a three hour minimalist masterpiece of the ying and yang of vulnerability and power. The abuse of such power is intoxicating and addictive but the axis of the poles can swing in the other direction. A fantastic cast headed by Nicole Kidman, in her best performance, with shout outs to Stellen Skasgard, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Gazzara and John Hurt's narration. Thought provoking and discussion generating, Dogville is unlike any movie you've ever seen. Watch for the superb use of lighting that adds texture and ambiance to the scenes. A must for movie lovers especially if you enjoy an acting driven movie. Excellent.

I had seen almost all of the movies (High Art, Household Saints, Who Shot Andy Warhol, Dogfight, True Love, Little Man Tate, Home For the Holidays, Boys Don't Cry, etc.) that were discussed as land-breaking and for some I didn't realize that they were directed by women. They were just damn good movies. Isn't that the ultimate compliment?

All the films that I had seen have one thing in common, they seemed real. Not necessarily any circle that I would ever run in but a part of the world that the mainstream doesn't get exposed to but knows exists.

Well worth any movie lovers time if only to introduce them to some little seen films that were very well made and acted. I will be scouring the video stores for the ones I missed.

I thought the movie was OK but not very plausible. Aaron Eckert was not very convincing at times and I can't believe Howard (Matt Malloy)or anyone with a high school maturity level would be seduced by the anti-everything Chad into doing something that was completely out of character. Howard was a successful business man who had risen above the BS to get where he was. He may have been inexperienced with women but Chad's peer pressure tactics wouldn't have taken 6 weeks to be resisted.

The best part of the movie was Stacy Edwards portrayal of Christine. She was near pitch-perfect in every scene as the deaf object of Chad and Howard's disingenuous affections.