a dogme 95 style thing done by Figgis who did Time Code and lately Crash (which was decent enough--i thought) is almost unwatchable at times....but still compelling to me at least. this is a grade AAA "i walked out on this one early" for a lot of people type film. the first half hour is pretty rough. and some of it is pretty indulgent and excessive. but, then something interesting or funny will happen--or some nudity to keep you going.
i actually thought it was a *parody* of Dogme films....for about the first 40 minutes.....and maybe it still is. I don't know. the outtake things don't give one that impression. it does a sense of humor about itself.....i think.
I'm going to rent it again....but not for a couple weeks. the handheld camera outtakes with the actors themselves--a bizarre cast of Salma Hayek, a bunch of english babes, couple english guys, David Schwimmer, Burt Reynolds, a flamenco dancer, the guy who played Mossawi in Syriana, Julian Sands, John Malkovich---are actually really funny. the film itself has some funny bits....too.
they do a ficticious version of the John Webster play Duchess of Malfi story within a story thing....that's the unscripted/scripted "plot".
despite that it's a film many, many people will hate.......it's probably the only movie you'll see in which John Malkovich is presumedly made into prosciutto by a Venician hotel staff of cannibals.
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maybe it's just truly awful.....i felt that way at times. i have no idea. it's possible it's just a big fuck-up.
i guess i just prefer a big fuckup to MI: III.
i guess i just prefer a big fuckup to MI: III.
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the other thing: i never realized that Salma Hayek was so short. she's like 5' 2", 5' 3" max--even with the hair.
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