icecoldchild

This movie was the first true thriller i've ever seen. I've actually felt those shivers, especially when Emma Thompson's character accused Mike Church (Ken Branagh) for killing her in their previous life and started living alone. It's always a delight to have Kenneth Branagh as director and actor in the same time, and this movie, as overlooked as it is, is such a good example of his talent in thrillers, too. He's not Bard-only. Kudos to Thompson&Jacobi too, especially Derek Jacobi, who plays his part with a very disturbing calmness which, along with the liveliness of other characters, balances the feel of thrill. But i think the best thing about the movie is, you can hardly identify the killer, or even who anyone is. You'll see what i mean. Highly recommended.

i can't stand it. i can't stand the idea that this movie was made, actually. i couldn't stand the movie too-it was the first movie ever that i walked out in its half. as a teenager myself, although i'm not living in USA, i may know a thing or two about how hard it can be, i also may understand how hard it is to have a father who's not around alot&who doesn't give a damn about what you're doing. but i certainly can't understand how someone who's found to be *sweet* by many people (i mean that front girl, whatever her name is) can be so irresponsible, so stupid, so slutty&so hard to identify with. i mean, we have to identify ourselves with that girl in order to love the movie, that's how it works. it's just a hollywood teen-flick, it's not a deep psychological analysis movie where you can just observe the characters. you have to feel something positive. in the movie break, i could just think of beating someone in order to get all this anger out of me, which isn't really something positive. anyway, i do not recommend this to anyone, don't see it if you love life. i don't care 'bout the others.

You have to pay pretty much attention to it, if you read Odysseia, the poem of Homer, because it's the best way to enjoy the movie's tricks. I don't want to spoil the movie, because it's so good, so i won't tell you any clues, just go&see. The acting is awesome (i adored Clooney&Tim Blake Nelson, as well as John Goodman), the songs are awesome (too bad it's not actually Clooney singing it!), the usual Coen kind of humor is awesome. What can i say, i loved it! It's a rather slow movie, but it just gets you in (off course, if you really want to get in), so you don't really mind that. And i, as an avid Homer reader, enjoyed it so much because i do like to think about and analyze the little secret things that happen in a movie, and this movie, as based on Odysseia and passing in 30s or 40s, i don't know, has lots of stuff that i like. Highly, highly, highly recommended.