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Bruna Surfistinha (2011)
Good Acting, Uninspired Movie
This is a movie about a former Brazilian prostitute, based on the book written by herself.
Bruna Surfistinha (Rachel Pacheco) gained national recognition after had her book on all Brazilian best sellers list, and, prior to that, she was a well-known blogger and prostitute.
One of the keys to the book's success was the simple, unskillful style, which appealed to the masses that aren't well educated and rarely read books.
Deliberately or not, the movie follows the same style, full of clichés and hypocritical moralism to help depict the main character as a victim, the greedy and shallowness of a generation that lacks proper education and goals were left aside.
Deborah Secco bears no resemblance to the original Bruna which gives the wrong impression of a fragile beauty.
Other than that, the acting is good, especially Drica Moraes which is impressive in her natural performance as a madam. The sex scenes aren't gross or out of place.
In short, it's a movie for those that doesn't need anything more than to pass the time gazing at a screen, just for fun.
Helen (2009)
Great Actress, Awful Story
Ashley Judd's performance is so good, natural and real that make this awful movie almost a masterpiece by herself.
On the other hand, the story is awful, full of clichés. For example, there are not even a single good man in this movie, in order of appearance:
- A narrow-minded husband.
- A rough doctor.
- An inpatient student.
- A quitter ex-husband.
- And even a rapist!
Through out the whole story only a woman can understand a woman, and only women can be kind and supportive.
This makes the movie more like a stereotypical, sexist propaganda against man, depicting the depressive Helen more as a victim than as a sick person who refuses to fight against a mental illness.
In a world full of food additives causing depression, electroshock as the only option of treatment sounds like one more cliché.
I really liked the slow paced and dark mood, though.
Antichrist (2009)
If you like psychology...
If you're interested in psychology you must watch this movie.
After a family's tragedy involving sex and maternity (the spoilers ends here) the movie uses allegories and analogies to describe the devastated minds of a couple.
Nothing in this movie is real, the sex, the gore, the beautiful photography, everything is shadows from the unconscious, a journey to the minds of a man and a woman.
An additional feature in this movie is the scenes without any childish censorship, we see life as we live it, and at the same time a complete absence of pornography.
A masterpiece.
If you like "Synecdoche, New York" you will probably like this one.
Crashing (2007)
It feeds the creative soul
A handsome middle aged man and two beautiful young women just came to live together, all three striving to picture a book character of each other, in a tense but fresh relationship for all involved.
The body nudity was replaced by some embarrassing conversation and the sex was replaced by invasion into personal space, and everything happens in a light mood.
So, don't expect "Crashing" to be a movie for your sexual hormones or your fears, it isn't for your brain either, if you are a writer or do any other form of creative work it will be 75 minutes of pleasure.
The original music fits perfectly and the acting is good.