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...Blindness,” the new film by acclaimed Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, opens with stunning visuals. Meirelles, whose past credits include the equally arresting “City of God,” ingeniously captures the sensation of being infected by the white blindness that mysteriously afflicts the film??s urban population. Shot in natural, almost milky tones, “Blindness” enjoys a visually striking and promising start—but this promise is only ephemeral. As the film progresses, the initially creative cinematography becomes tacky and ostentatious while the excitement of the storyline...
...Greg Kinnear, asks his family, “What do I always say?” His son shouts immediately, “Who farted?” With a knowing smile, Kearns replies, “Besides that,” and proceeds to deliver one of the film??s many earnest but tiresome lectures to his children. Though hard to believe, this lame joke is one of the funniest cracks in the movie. Although Kearns’ corny sense of humor adds to the sense that he is a boring, everyday kind of guy, it?...
...place, but also the authenticity of the characters who inhabit that place. “I was unprepared for the experience, a deep connection to something I cannot articulate,” Hammer said, describing his experience living in the Delta for 10 years. “The [film??s] story came out of a desire to capture the Delta in winter...It has to do with a sense of sorrow on a profound level, as well as an appreciation for an intense beauty, and the two were married for me.” The film?...
...Superbad” fame, is devastated after his girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena) breaks up with him. Being the generic emo-punk that he is, he makes her dozens of mix CDs with heart-rending titles such as—in one of the film??s best and most subtle jokes—“Road to Closure, Volume 12.” One of Tris’s best friends, Norah (Kat Dennings), has fallen in love with Nick’s mix CDs, despite never having met their maker. While attending a show by Nick?...
...with Jesus Christ. “So you’re saying I’m the son of Jesus Christ?” he asks. “More like His half-clone,” she replies.There are a handful of delirious revelations like this in the film??which is adapted from the Chuck Palahniuk novel of the same name—and they threaten to push “Choke” over the precipice of the adventurous and into the realm of the dubious and downright ridiculous. For most viewers, this particular moment...