TurgidOne
Lifetime Total
1+
IMDb Member
18 years
Reviews
The Human Stain (2003)
A great movie, though IMDb's summary is inaccurate.
There is a professor with a secret and it explains his complex character and his attraction for the janitor. But there's no conflagration when the professor's secret is outed, he has no kids...
A better summary of the film might be along the lines of: "A well-crafted tale of human compassion, whose twists and turns ultimately reveal the inescapable truth that humanity warps its own."
Mankind's oppressive social pressures, emotionally-damaged men and women, poor self-esteem and its roots -- it's all here, and laid out very impressively. The cast does a great job -- this is a terrific movie, not unlike The Door in the Floor.
A better summary of the film might be along the lines of: "A well-crafted tale of human compassion, whose twists and turns ultimately reveal the inescapable truth that humanity warps its own."
Mankind's oppressive social pressures, emotionally-damaged men and women, poor self-esteem and its roots -- it's all here, and laid out very impressively. The cast does a great job -- this is a terrific movie, not unlike The Door in the Floor.
Off the Map (2003)
Quirky and poignant
An artfully done, sensitive film that I somehow missed at the theater but that, thankfully, has been released on DVD.
Campbell Scott, a damned fine actor, goes behind the cameras to bring us a very poignantly portrayal of how some lives beyond society's mad rush are built with conviction and grace.
Joan Allen does a terrific job as an "earth mother" who serves as a "ground" in the lives of a precociously brilliant child, a depressed but persevering husband, his unconsciously lonely friend, and a visiting -- but lost -- IRA agent.
It has been said that humans have one of the longest gestation periods because brain development is not complete until many years after birth. This movie suggests our spiritual development may not be complete until much later yet, if ever, and reaffirms the beauty of those courageous enough to heed the notions of the soul.
Campbell Scott, a damned fine actor, goes behind the cameras to bring us a very poignantly portrayal of how some lives beyond society's mad rush are built with conviction and grace.
Joan Allen does a terrific job as an "earth mother" who serves as a "ground" in the lives of a precociously brilliant child, a depressed but persevering husband, his unconsciously lonely friend, and a visiting -- but lost -- IRA agent.
It has been said that humans have one of the longest gestation periods because brain development is not complete until many years after birth. This movie suggests our spiritual development may not be complete until much later yet, if ever, and reaffirms the beauty of those courageous enough to heed the notions of the soul.