| RATING: | 100% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
Mature Meditation on Caucasian Sexual Relations
Well-cast, well-written and well-directed love story minus the often-obligatory gratuitous sex scenes. This one reverses the usual scenario by having a depressive male choosing between two women while running both - as ongoing girlfriends - unbeknown to each other. One is normal, but dull; the other pretty, but neurotic.
US films are showing positive signs of growing up as the audience itself ages with the passing of the post-World War 2 baby boom. This, then, is a profound meditation on modern, Western way of love, emotional need and meaning in life that obviously comes from direct experience.
Joaquin PHOENIX dominates throughout and even his body language effectively communicates a bereft, psychologically-disconnected soul who does not really know who he is nor what he wants. All of the performers, in fact, seize the opportunity to do some real acting; making this a totally engrossing experience.
All in all, a slight storyline, cleverly-plotted, that communicates its points loud and clear with just the subtlest of gestures to imply more feeling than could ever be shown.
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