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"Vibes" is a totally fun, light, cotton-candy puff of a movie and a bit more. The plot is stupid but still hilarious, and Cyndi Lauper turns in a surprisingly (or not surprisingly) wonderful debut performance as an ultra-quirky psychic. Incidentally, the track she recorded for this movie- "Hole in my Heart (That goes all the way to china)"- is awesome, and arguably the best song she ever made after the "She's So Unsual" era. The rest of the cast is also a pleasant surprise. A colourful, cute little bubblegum flick...you can rent "Apocalypse Now Redux" another day.
Before I can say anything else about "Sexy Beast", I should mention that even if the rest of the film were a failure, Ben Kingsley's standout performance as intimidating loose-cannon cronie Don Logan makes the movie more than worth viewing. Without his exceptional background this would still be an amazing performance, but knowing that this same man at one time played Gandhi, the absoulute antithesis of Logan, is simply a testament to his rare, profound talent.
Fortunately, the rest of the movie is a solid, darkly witty and captivating piece of British Crime cinema, in the fine tradition (but not in the imitation) of films like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". Certainly this is a heavier piece of film than that, but it's not without its hilarious moments, outrageous cinematography and incessantly quirky characters.
Just as "Lock, Stock" was refreshing in its distinct LACK of gratuitous romance and sex, "Sexy Beast" breaks the mould with it's nearly all- senior cast. There are no wet-behind-the-ears Matt Damon/Angelina Jolie types lying in wait to "sex" things up here, and none are needed. The old-school relationships these characters have to one another makes the film all that much more unique and compelling.
If there are any sticking points, they are perhaps the lack of character development with the two female leads in the film, as well as the protagonist's best friend. However, in a pleasingly short 89-minute flick (another refreshing change from Britain!) you can't expect every minute detail to be dealt with, nor do you really miss it at the end of the day. Also, erstwhile Yankees should be warned that the cockney accents can take some getting used to. Fortunately though, Fox Searchlight doesn't patronize us with subtitles for what is still an English-language movie.
I highly recommend this offbeat, well-executed, underrated gem.
Fortunately, the rest of the movie is a solid, darkly witty and captivating piece of British Crime cinema, in the fine tradition (but not in the imitation) of films like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels". Certainly this is a heavier piece of film than that, but it's not without its hilarious moments, outrageous cinematography and incessantly quirky characters.
Just as "Lock, Stock" was refreshing in its distinct LACK of gratuitous romance and sex, "Sexy Beast" breaks the mould with it's nearly all- senior cast. There are no wet-behind-the-ears Matt Damon/Angelina Jolie types lying in wait to "sex" things up here, and none are needed. The old-school relationships these characters have to one another makes the film all that much more unique and compelling.
If there are any sticking points, they are perhaps the lack of character development with the two female leads in the film, as well as the protagonist's best friend. However, in a pleasingly short 89-minute flick (another refreshing change from Britain!) you can't expect every minute detail to be dealt with, nor do you really miss it at the end of the day. Also, erstwhile Yankees should be warned that the cockney accents can take some getting used to. Fortunately though, Fox Searchlight doesn't patronize us with subtitles for what is still an English-language movie.
I highly recommend this offbeat, well-executed, underrated gem.
David Lynch has done well by himself and the world by choosing to take on "The Straight Story".
This movie came out when I was in Britain, and nearly every critic there was falling over themselves with praise for it- a mystery to me when it seemed like such a dull, Disneyfied yawner ( I didn't know at the time that it was a David Lynch film). When I got back to America, I thought it would be the same story, but instead, hardly anyone here was talking about it. Typical of us Yanks to pass off as boring, sappy shlock what is in fact one of the greatest commentaries in recent times on human existence and, ironically, the American psyche.
I don't mean to make it sound like this is some overly intellectual, artsy-fartsy lecture film, as some of Lynch's other works have threatened to be. Just about anyone could find something here that will stay with them if they are open to it. Intellectual value aside, "The Straight Story" is at least a gentle, beautiful, inspiring tale of one man taking the rare initiative, in the form of a journey, to right the wrong in his life rather than simply accept it, complain about it or run from it. Along the way of this journey, we are literally assaulted with compelling, emotional imagery, most notably Angelo Badelamenti's heart-wrenchingly gorgeous score, which provides the perfect backdrop to the rolling poetry that isthe American midwest when portrayed in this light. I'm not sure how he did it, but I'm sure only a director like David Lynch could take such ordinary-seeming people and settings and transform them into fascinating characters, drawing you further and further in and investing you in them more than you thought you ever would.
It takes a hard heart indeed to deny the arresting, humbling honesty of this film.
This movie came out when I was in Britain, and nearly every critic there was falling over themselves with praise for it- a mystery to me when it seemed like such a dull, Disneyfied yawner ( I didn't know at the time that it was a David Lynch film). When I got back to America, I thought it would be the same story, but instead, hardly anyone here was talking about it. Typical of us Yanks to pass off as boring, sappy shlock what is in fact one of the greatest commentaries in recent times on human existence and, ironically, the American psyche.
I don't mean to make it sound like this is some overly intellectual, artsy-fartsy lecture film, as some of Lynch's other works have threatened to be. Just about anyone could find something here that will stay with them if they are open to it. Intellectual value aside, "The Straight Story" is at least a gentle, beautiful, inspiring tale of one man taking the rare initiative, in the form of a journey, to right the wrong in his life rather than simply accept it, complain about it or run from it. Along the way of this journey, we are literally assaulted with compelling, emotional imagery, most notably Angelo Badelamenti's heart-wrenchingly gorgeous score, which provides the perfect backdrop to the rolling poetry that isthe American midwest when portrayed in this light. I'm not sure how he did it, but I'm sure only a director like David Lynch could take such ordinary-seeming people and settings and transform them into fascinating characters, drawing you further and further in and investing you in them more than you thought you ever would.
It takes a hard heart indeed to deny the arresting, humbling honesty of this film.