2007-02-12 
 

connect the dots

Had a pleasant weekend, but won't bore you with the details of us finally having Michael and J over for a mini BSG marathon on Friday to finally start watching the third season. Then we saw J again the next night for dinner and Running With Scissors. No, I won't bore you by mentioning all that, but I will bore you with some random reviews.

Running With Scissors surprised me because I ended up liking it. I had been prepared to love it when it first came out, but allowed myself to be swayed by the mixed reviews it got. Still interested, but went into watching it prepared to be a bit dissapointed.

Now, it definitely isn't for everyone. It's a bit drama/dark comedy, and it's a bit choppy (but intentionally so.) Some reviewers thought the movie relied too heavily on popular music of the late 70's, but I really enjoyed how the songs helped tell the story. The use of no sound during pivotal scenes really helped counterbalance those other scenes that relied heavily on the music to help move the story along. I thought it was pretty brilliant.

The acting was pretty great all around with another performance by Annette Bening that reminds me why I love her as an actress. If you like dark comedy and can handle a narrative that asks you to connect some dots here and there, then give it a looksie.

Oh, and just to keep it in perspective, I haven't read the book yet so my review isn't colored by that. Normally I have a harder time accepting a movie if the books already permeated into my subconscious.

As for Battlestar Galactica? Still one of the best television programs on air today.

Labels: dose of mikey, random review

* posted by me at 2:05 AM

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