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Hollywood Ending (2002)
the art of 'comedy'
There is no camera movement or special effects to make this movie magical. Woody Allen is an amazing writer and an actor with the addition of being a director. This film is about Val Waxman (Woody Allen), a film director from NY, who has not been recently making films. Some reasons of his incapability to find a job is because of his arrogance and megalomania about his past career, his hypochondriac behavior and incompetence to be able to conciliate with his employers. Waxman's ex-wife (Tea Lioni) insists on Waxman's directing this film and Waxman gets to direct it. One day, right before starting his movie, `I can't direct the picture, I am blind!' says Val Waxman. However, he has to do it, because he might lose all the other opportunities he might get in the future as a result of his stained reputation. It is really about this director trying to cover his temporary handicap, continue making his movie and not to lose his current job. It also holds a small mirror to the entertainment industry and Waxman's love life. This movie criticizes and makes fun of many stereotyped ideas: entertainment industry, Canada, French
etc. Woody Allen has clever jokes. Compared to his last movie, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, I think this one contains less word tricks which adds a plus for foreign audience. I would not value this movie with its artistic picturing, but with its art of comedy. I think one should see this movie for the REAL entertainment.
The Unsaid (2001)
A "must-see", just to witness the struggle
'A shrink trying to save a psycho kid,' one would say about The Unsaid because it seems slightly so. It is about a psychiatrist called Michael Hunter whose son commits suicide. After his son's death, Hunter loses his life spirit and stops taking patients. He feels guilty of his son's tragic death and never overcomes it. One day, one of his former students asks him to take a look at a case of a boy, who has a corrupted past. Dr Hunter handles the case of this boy who refuses to be in peace with his past. The boy reminds Hunter of his dead son and this is a challenge for him: he needs to be able to put aside his feelings for his son and handle this patent. This is a story of a father and a psychiatrist struggling to overcome his guilt about the death of his son.
This film is full of emotions and the tension increases towards the end. I think it is a 'must see' for the sake of the passion put into this work. If you are a real movie-goer, do not miss it!
Andy Garcia (Hunter) has an impressive performance in this movie. He is very realistic as the man of the struggles.
The Unsaid has an amazing soundtrack, which is speaks to you even if you have not seen the film.
It has been three days that I have seen this movie and I am still thinking about it. You feel such sympathy towards Dr. Hunter that you can not get it over with. It has a nice scenario, I must admit: there are unpredictable scenes which make you keep thinking ' It can't be true!'