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A Hollywood film that wants to be indie, but ends up as neither.
Plot and theme in themselves are cliche as can be (ordinary dead- end lifes, adultery). The film needs strong characters and good
craftsmanship to make it come alive - it has neither. Well, at least
the director is honest enough to refrain from pouring on the usual
gratuitous sex and violence to try spicing it up.
The two men especially are the two poles that hold up the tent for
the heroine to do her trapeze act - and they are totally flat.
The Gen-X punkette/comic relief is wasted - she was so
completely disconnected from the rest of the picture that she might
as well do her scenes from inside a fishtank.
Oh, and did I mention the totally gratuitous Texas-bashing? How
would the story be any different if it were set in Westchester County
or North Hollywood? Geez!
Don't waste your money on this one - stick with "Ghostworld" and
"American Beauty".
Plot and theme in themselves are cliche as can be (ordinary dead- end lifes, adultery). The film needs strong characters and good
craftsmanship to make it come alive - it has neither. Well, at least
the director is honest enough to refrain from pouring on the usual
gratuitous sex and violence to try spicing it up.
The two men especially are the two poles that hold up the tent for
the heroine to do her trapeze act - and they are totally flat.
The Gen-X punkette/comic relief is wasted - she was so
completely disconnected from the rest of the picture that she might
as well do her scenes from inside a fishtank.
Oh, and did I mention the totally gratuitous Texas-bashing? How
would the story be any different if it were set in Westchester County
or North Hollywood? Geez!
Don't waste your money on this one - stick with "Ghostworld" and
"American Beauty".
I don't know how anyone can fail to see - this satire is hip and wicked to the bone. Not at all a mainstream Chinese production you would expect!
The closest comparison for this baby would be to _Diva_, but for its viciously funny stab at dot-com money madness, there's no equal.
Within all the whirling satire, Donald Sutherland held down the movie's emotional anchor admirably. He made the movie more than just an average comedy. And the way director Feng used him showed me that China today can make films as sophisticated as any in the world. He made Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee look utterly out-of-date and irrelevent.
The closest comparison for this baby would be to _Diva_, but for its viciously funny stab at dot-com money madness, there's no equal.
Within all the whirling satire, Donald Sutherland held down the movie's emotional anchor admirably. He made the movie more than just an average comedy. And the way director Feng used him showed me that China today can make films as sophisticated as any in the world. He made Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee look utterly out-of-date and irrelevent.
Sure it's cliche, but so is _Dance with Me_ ...
At least the scenery is fresh, and the flow is good (no small thanks to the music).
Granted I am biased - I study flamenco myself. But check out for yourself. I say it makes for a great party movie.
At least the scenery is fresh, and the flow is good (no small thanks to the music).
Granted I am biased - I study flamenco myself. But check out for yourself. I say it makes for a great party movie.