that movie was hammier than a ham sandwich drizzled with bacon bits and served with a pork chop on the side and a glass of ham glaze to wash it down.
sorry. i saw it as an attempt of the celebourgeios to show that they "truly understand" and that they care about "what's really going on" when all they're doing is oscar-baiting. plus i've grown to be bored by the first 10 minutes of a paul haggis movie and a friend that worked on his new movie 'the valley of elah' says he's a shlep... i trust her judgement.
this year, "blood diamond" had the same feel and taste: ham, slimy, sparkling ham.
i think that i'm better off sticking to following certain directors' work more than i do the trundle of the hollywood assembly line, regardless of how gimmicky, "unique", or "exotic" a movie is touted as. sometimes those things work, but only in the right hands.
re: the original poster's comments. i like michael mann and think that his revisiting the original concept for 'miami vice' and reenvisioning it as a full-length feature was an interesting experiment. i can also see what the poster meant about the film's look. mann's one of the few directors that shows acumen, skill, and tact when using newer digital media being made available to filmmmakers. ditto for david lynch, david fincher ('zodiac' was great as a movie for mature fans of 'seven') and a host of (unusually) foreign directors that simply want to bring audiences an engrossing story, regardless of the format or presentation. the link between directors that seem to have a wider perspective for what's going on globally with filmmaking techniques and film narrative and apply it to digital "film" is something i've been fascinated with for some time. it interests me more than directors that take old b-, horror, or kung-fu movies and remake them or incorporate elements from them (shamelessly, pretentiously) to "pay homage to what movies used to be".
so, yeah, you won't see me standing in line for the next quentin tarantino movie but i'll gladly be one of the few that clamors for the next figgis or lynch experiment...
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