An unnecessary cog in the machine.
As promised, candy and kittens and rainbows!
Moonstruck: A ridiculous fairy tale of a movie, starring Cher before cosmetic surgery. A close-knit Italian family has a Very Bad Week. The daughter has announced her engagement, the father is having an affair with a very unclassy broad, some money goes missing and the grandfather suspects his daughter-in-law of having an affair. None of these things are actually what the movie is about, however.
This movie is about the love -- the crazy, totally nonsensical love -- between Loretta (Cher) and Ronnie (Nicholas Cage). Loretta is engaged to Ronnie's older brother, while Ronnie is nursing a grudge. Their philosophies collide (Loretta is almost insanely practical, while Ronnie has a romantic streak so wide that he's drowning in it), their passion takes over, and they spend the next few days in bed.
There is more to it than that, but I had a hard time with this movie simply because this movie was put out before Nicholas Cage could act. The scene in the bakery where he reveals his hatred for his brother was laughable; his infatuation for Loretta so sudden the audience is left wondering. His character shows almost nothing, as if Cage thinks acting is merely a black hole. It almost ruined the movie for me. But other than Cage, I thought it was amusing and occasionally LOL funny, but the best performances came from the non-young actors.
Proof: LJ, I finally see what every other woman finds attractive in Jake Gyllenhaal. I mean, yes, he's very handsome, but I finally see it. That.
While Moonstruck was amusing and silly, Proof was like a punch to the gut. I'm really glad I watched this one alone, as I was in tears most of the time. This is the kind of engaging film that I wish A Beautiful Mind had been. All the actors are amazing, especially Gwyneth Paltrow in the main character's role. Antony Hopkins as her schizophrenic father was wonderful, supportive and scary. But the true star is the script, and you can tell is was adapted from the stage because the words are used like objects. Catherine (Paltrow) uses them to lash out, Hal uses them to pacify and unburden, and Claire uses them to smother.
For me, it was a very emotional movie. It's also a marvelous movie, but not one I'm prepared to see again in the near future.
I loved Catherine's monologuing at the end, so I will quote it: How many days have I lost? How can I get back to the place I started?
I'm outside a house, trying to find my way in. But it's locked, and the blinds are down, and I'm lost the key, and I can't remember what the rooms look like or where I put anything. And if I dare go inside, I wonder: will I ever be able to find my way out?
If I go back to the beginning, I could start it over again. I could go line by line; try to find a shorter way. I could try to make it...better.
Moonstruck: A ridiculous fairy tale of a movie, starring Cher before cosmetic surgery. A close-knit Italian family has a Very Bad Week. The daughter has announced her engagement, the father is having an affair with a very unclassy broad, some money goes missing and the grandfather suspects his daughter-in-law of having an affair. None of these things are actually what the movie is about, however.
This movie is about the love -- the crazy, totally nonsensical love -- between Loretta (Cher) and Ronnie (Nicholas Cage). Loretta is engaged to Ronnie's older brother, while Ronnie is nursing a grudge. Their philosophies collide (Loretta is almost insanely practical, while Ronnie has a romantic streak so wide that he's drowning in it), their passion takes over, and they spend the next few days in bed.
There is more to it than that, but I had a hard time with this movie simply because this movie was put out before Nicholas Cage could act. The scene in the bakery where he reveals his hatred for his brother was laughable; his infatuation for Loretta so sudden the audience is left wondering. His character shows almost nothing, as if Cage thinks acting is merely a black hole. It almost ruined the movie for me. But other than Cage, I thought it was amusing and occasionally LOL funny, but the best performances came from the non-young actors.
Proof: LJ, I finally see what every other woman finds attractive in Jake Gyllenhaal. I mean, yes, he's very handsome, but I finally see it. That.
While Moonstruck was amusing and silly, Proof was like a punch to the gut. I'm really glad I watched this one alone, as I was in tears most of the time. This is the kind of engaging film that I wish A Beautiful Mind had been. All the actors are amazing, especially Gwyneth Paltrow in the main character's role. Antony Hopkins as her schizophrenic father was wonderful, supportive and scary. But the true star is the script, and you can tell is was adapted from the stage because the words are used like objects. Catherine (Paltrow) uses them to lash out, Hal uses them to pacify and unburden, and Claire uses them to smother.
For me, it was a very emotional movie. It's also a marvelous movie, but not one I'm prepared to see again in the near future.
I loved Catherine's monologuing at the end, so I will quote it: How many days have I lost? How can I get back to the place I started?
I'm outside a house, trying to find my way in. But it's locked, and the blinds are down, and I'm lost the key, and I can't remember what the rooms look like or where I put anything. And if I dare go inside, I wonder: will I ever be able to find my way out?
If I go back to the beginning, I could start it over again. I could go line by line; try to find a shorter way. I could try to make it...better.