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Live Fast, Die Young (2008)
Pure poetry on film
My brain tends to turn to mush in the presence of greatness. This makes it difficult when I want to write about something that I thought was truly great. It is so much easier to write about something that is rubbish.
Oh, well. Here goes.
I thought that "Live Fast" was terrific. It is a really great movie. Obviously it is early days yet, and there are a lot of contenders still to appear, but "Live Fast" should have been the winner-in-waiting.
"Live Fast" is pure poetry on film. From the hazy, dreamy, hopeful days of a Hollywood party (how lush a location) to the aftermath of death and a devastating "happy" ending, it is a magnificent and moving film, beautifully directed by Tim Chey.
I have never really rated the actors or understood some of their popularity.
Gary Poux has had a lot of the press over here, but we should not forget to mention the pitch perfect performances from Christopher Showerman and Eric Feliciano (sp?) who were beyond brilliant. They share as much screen time as Poux and are as impressive.
Wonderful film.
Gushing over.
The Lake House (2006)
Decent film!
I saw a screening of this last night and maybe I was just in the right mood for it, but I really enjoyed it. I'm not even a chick-flick kind of girl! It's best if you don't over-analyze the time-travel details and just go with it... it's a movie, after all. Seriously, I wasn't expecting that much and I got a better feeling from this movie than I have in a long time - it made me feel warm and happy. Plus, the whole theater laughed at some parts, plus people gasped and cried, and at the end everyone applauded. That's a good sign, if you ask me. I don't watch previews so I don't know what they give away about the plot, so I'm not going to give much of anything away here. I will just say that to me this was a uniquely told romantic story. I happen to like Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, although they are by no means favorites of mine, nor do I consider them to be consistently amazing actors (more often they're not... at least he's not...). But they made this story work for me and I believe they have good chemistry. The movie is set in Chicago and shows the city off nicely without trying to beat you over the head with it (a la The Break-Up). One thing I think I related to a lot with these characters is that they are both pretty isolated and lonely, although not in a sad-sack way. I felt a longing from them for someone to relate to, and even though they have opportunities for other people to be involved in their lives... well it's not what's best for them and they don't settle. Plus, the actors are both in their 40s and I like seeing love stories that aren't about either two 22-year-olds or a 40-year-old man and a 22-year-old girl.