CHAOS. The best movie I have seen all year!!!, and last year as well. This is why I love movies, why I rent movies, because every now and then you come across a gem. This movie reminds me of “DIVA”, but it is ten times better the DIVA. It starts with a bang when an Algerian prostitute named Noemie begs for a ride from Paul and his wife Helene as they drive by the scene of her merciless beating at the hands of three pimps. Paul locks the doors and, after the pimps have gone, leaving Noemie unconscious, Paul gets out of the car only to wipe Noemie’s blood off the windshield. The story is about Noemie and the the other female characters’ struggles to find individuality and freedom from under the thumb of the men in their lives. But the film doesn’t stop there – it also makes observations (and hence, commentary) about French society, Muslim cultures, and a variety of other aspects of modern life. The movie starts off fast and it does not slow down a bit. I loved this movie, it is CHAOS. A GEM. THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE SEEN THIS YEAR.
I just watched ” A Very Long Engagement” on cable, and I loved it. Audrey Tautou gives an heroic performance as a woman searching for her fiancé during World War I. She keeps on adding to her Iconic luster in every movie she stars in. Audrey Tautou is just a force of nature. This is a sprawling epic movie. Storytelling at it’s best. The acting and the script is magnificent, the photography is glorious. And surprise, Jodie Foster has a supporting role in this movie, and of course she is just fantastic. I liked this movie very much, and I recommend it.
Muriel, played by Toni Collette, has trouble keeping up with her snobby girlfriends. Her girlfriends are (Modern) they keep up with the times, Muriel, on the other hand listens to 70’s music, she listens to ABBA. The girlfriends kick Muriel out of their group because, as they say (”You Bring Us Down”). Muriel is unemployed and a constant daydreamer, she sits in her room all day listening to ABBA music and imagines what it would feel like “Getting Married”. Muriel has never even had a boyfriend. Muriel’s Wedding is basically a comedy, but it also deals with issues such as a friend being struck down by cancer, and the suicide death of a parent. Toni Collette is wonderful playing Muriel, her acting is so good, she makes you care about this character, you cheer for Muriel as she finally gets her wish, her wedding. Muriel’s friend Rhonda is played by Rachael Griffiths, they leave the fictional town of Porpoise Spit which actually is (Tweed Heads, New South Wales) for the big city, Sydney, the city of brides. Muriel must deal with her low of self esteem, her honesty, or lack thereof , and she deals with a seriously dysfunctional family. And through it all you pull for her, this movie is a tearjerker, a heartwarming portrait of a wonderful young lady who just wanted to get married. Rent this movie and get a box of Kleenex. This movie makes me cry at the end, no matter how many times I watch it. I just really love this movie. I Give it 5*****Stars.
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