Change Your Image
tarouche
Reviews
Yentl (1983)
the earth moved
yentl is one of those movies that sticks to one's head. it has a whole lot of ideas that plant themselves like seeds in the psyche--it opens the eyes, widens the perspective, and can change thought patterns. well, in my case, it changed the way i felt about barbra streisand from lukewarm to gung-ho. and more profoundly, it made the depressed fresh grad that i was feel like she can do anything and be anything. that was just too cool to forget.
the music makes the film, i think. the melodies are moving and are widely appealing, and yet if fits soooo perfectly against the turn of the century, rural Jewish village background of the film. but the lyrics are the ones that make the film truly earth-shaking. there's poetry and there's the punch of emancipating ideas, and there's the beautiful poetry in the way they are expressed.
All Over the Guy (2001)
wit, fun, heart
the movie teems with them.
i give most of the credit to dan bucatinsky, who wrote, co-produced
and starred in this movie. his writing was just so hilarious, and
sensitive, and compelling.
it's a love story. those who don't like romantic comedies may not
like it, but to those of us who do, this is one of the best i've seen. i
supposed it mattered that the men were gorgeous. it didn't matter
that the couple was gay--i felt the love, the giddiness, the humor,
the pain.
loved it!
oh and by the way, this movie's got the most heartrending kissing
scenes i've ever seen.
Unfaithful (2002)
truthful
it is this honesty that grips you and allows you to empathize with connie, diane lane's character. and this sense of truth and doesn't let go of you throughout the duration of the movie.
YOU are seduced. you get the goosebumps. you feel the kisses.
YOU are tormented. you become obsessed. you experience the anguish.
YOU are right there with her till the end.
==> the writing is flawless. the cinematography is intoxicating. diane lane's acting is awesome. putting it all together is adriane lyne in his element.
at no point do you feel preached at. no judgments are made, and none are asked of you. but it demands understanding of you. and it will make you think.
Fa yeung nin wah (2000)
intoxication
one could get drunk on heady richness of the visuals, the smooth caressing camera movement, the undulating strains of music, and the emotional frustration from the understatement that is characteristic of the main characters' relationship.
the film rouses, excites, and refuses to satisfy. but it's okay because you're too drunk to mind.
what a beauty!
Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle) (1996)
it took almost 3 hours to get to the point
don't get me wrong, the film had its moments. it had an interesting premise, and engaging characters who had a lot of memorable lines.
what it lacked was cohesion. it had waaayyyy too many sub-plots which i believe were not necessary for the film to make its point.
somebody should have taken a pair of scissors to it.