Two Lovers (5/5)
Posted on 8 Apr 2009
A seemingly simple love triangle that illuminates how we love and how we are loved: we idealize, we let others idealize, we lust, we discount loyalty, we act like fools. If familiarity breeds contempt I now see why my first viewing of this made me squirm–I saw the best and worst of myself in many of the characters’ neurotic, passionate, confused, impulsive actions. Tons of data to analyze in this film for those of you who enjoy such cinematic/relational inquiry. I watched this twice in two nights and still hardly got my nails under it. If I say they don’t make ’em like this anymore I sound like a pretentious old soul. They don’t make ’em like this anymore.
Note: Joaquin plants one of the hottest kisses I’ve seen on film–worth the price of admission alone. (I sure hope Redbeard Phoenix is just joking about with this rap career, or just taking really bad uppers to get through the Winter.)
sarah
9 Apr 2009 (19:06)
Can I request that you view and review a movie? Please let it be “Simply Irresistable” starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Because I’d just like to see what words you can come up with (swears excluded, please) about that one.