2005-06-21 
 

extremes

Ended up skipping the blockbusters this weekend and saw two indy films instead. Ladies in Lavender is a quiet film, but well worth watching if you like that sort of thing. I do. My only disappointment was that Maggie Smith remained relatively subdued throughout the film. It suited her character and is in no way a discredit to her skill as an actress...I just like movies where Maggie gets feisty. Dame Dench got the meatier of the two roles and played it quite wonderfully. Daniel Brühl gets extra points for holding his own with those two.

Next up was Gregg Araki's Mysterious Skin. Going from Ladies to Skin felt a bit like climbing out of a nice mellow hottub and jumping directly into a pool of ice water.

Skin is one of those movies that I'll put on my great movie list, but will rarely want to watch. It brought up a lot of shit that I haven't thought of for quite some time and left me a bit more shaken than I thought I'd be. I like to pretend that I left that particular childhood trauma behind me in counseling years ago, but the truth is that it'll always be part of me. I wouldn't be the guy I am today if I hadn't survived that particular chapter in my life and in an odd way I'm happy that my path was bumpy at the beginning instead of now. Made me a hell of a lot stronger than I would've been otherwise...but I digress. Point is, I'd give this one a miss if you're not in the mood for a rough ride. However, if you're in the mood for something beautiful and harsh, I highly recommend it.

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