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Beat the Drum (2003)
Movie about the AIDS epidemic in South Africa
Saw the movie the other night and I rather enjoyed it. The movie told a story without getting too preachy or syrupy! The kid that plays the lead actor was rather good and the old guy that befriends him looks familiar but I could be wrong. The plot is straightforward and simple. The kid's Dad dies and he's left a drum. He needs to search for his uncle and this elderly guy befriends him and allows him to work with him. He soon realizes that this great "unspoken evil" (AIDS) is killing all these people and leaving kids like himself as orphans. He and his friend make a decision to try and inform as many people as possible about AIDS. All in all, a decent movie. Worth a look, especially since it's on Showtime now...
Paris Trout (1991)
Above the law Bigot
Paris Trout is an excellent movie, Dennis Hopper delivers and outstanding portrayal of a sick, demented man who really can't see the evil of his ways. He treats everyone with contempt and is just a truly nasty character. You wonder how he winds up marrying his wife and why his lawyer would continue to try and get this man out of every legal predicament he gets into. Barabara Hershey plays his sweet, innocent wife and does an excellent job of pulling off the portrayal. Ed Harris portrays his lawyer. Much of the film's power derives from Hopper's uncompromising performance in the title role, as an unapologetically bigoted loan shark who holds himself to be above the law in a small Southern town. I recently bought the movie on DVD to watch again, I had not watched the movie since the early 90's and it's still as powerful today as it was then. A friend of mine recommended the movie to my wife and I and it's one of the few dramas that I can really watch and hold my attention. Worth the price to own!