Young Adam
Ewan (or his agent, or whoever) has a really good eye for scripts. His ratio of quality to crap is much higher than most actors, I've noticed.
Perhaps part of that is because he doesn't worry about his image, so he takes the roles that appeal to him, when other actors might balk because of external concerns. He's certainly taken his clothes off more than any other mainstream actor that I can think of. Of course, it probably helps that he looks very nice naked.
Certainly in this one, the character of Joe does things that I cannot imagine any other mainstream actor doing on screen. The ketchup sex scene comes to mind.
I loved it. Part mystery, part character study, and all interesting. Joe is a fascinating character. It took me a while to figure out that the film wasn't linear. I love that (I also adored the unconventionality of the storytelling in The Pillow Book -- I love seeing directors/writers/actors taking risks. Sometimes it works out better than others, but I still find imaginative failures to be very interesting.).
He really did care about Cathy -- carrying around her picture and the mirror that she gave him. And he had a good enough heart, but he's not... he drifts away with the fog. You can't put a ring around the finger of a ghost. Ella made the same mistake, thinking that she could hold Joe in place.
Some people like being held, like being cared for and kept. Some don't. Some people build homes and dock in harbors, while others always keep a suitcase handy. And sometimes people change, but you can't force a change. It happens or it doesn't.
Lovely, twisty movie. Very nice to look at, though any movie with Ewan in it automatically has something nice to look at in it.
Perhaps part of that is because he doesn't worry about his image, so he takes the roles that appeal to him, when other actors might balk because of external concerns. He's certainly taken his clothes off more than any other mainstream actor that I can think of. Of course, it probably helps that he looks very nice naked.
Certainly in this one, the character of Joe does things that I cannot imagine any other mainstream actor doing on screen. The ketchup sex scene comes to mind.
I loved it. Part mystery, part character study, and all interesting. Joe is a fascinating character. It took me a while to figure out that the film wasn't linear. I love that (I also adored the unconventionality of the storytelling in The Pillow Book -- I love seeing directors/writers/actors taking risks. Sometimes it works out better than others, but I still find imaginative failures to be very interesting.).
He really did care about Cathy -- carrying around her picture and the mirror that she gave him. And he had a good enough heart, but he's not... he drifts away with the fog. You can't put a ring around the finger of a ghost. Ella made the same mistake, thinking that she could hold Joe in place.
Some people like being held, like being cared for and kept. Some don't. Some people build homes and dock in harbors, while others always keep a suitcase handy. And sometimes people change, but you can't force a change. It happens or it doesn't.
Lovely, twisty movie. Very nice to look at, though any movie with Ewan in it automatically has something nice to look at in it.