XeniaisGod
Joined Jul 2006
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There is something really endearing about this film that sticks with you. It's a beautiful little film that deals with enormous horror and tragedy, but in the end is a love letter to family.
Everything is Illuminated is as sweet as its characters, and like them it charms you. I especially love its attention to old people, it's hard to describe what I mean here, but this film lets them tell their stories in a way most films and even modern Western society don't.
The actors are all amazing, notably Elijah Wood, "Grandfather," and "Lista." Eugene Hutz gives a hilarious and poignant performance as Alex.
The first half of the movie is really, really funny. But it never actually makes fun of anybody, and you can feel that the humour is part of the love the writer has for the old country and its characters. The latter half of the film is tragic, yet manages to escape being heavy-handed or over-dramatic. One of the film's greatest strengths, rather, is that it is sentimental in all the right places, and unwavering in giving voice to its characters rather than reversing the mirror onto its own "art."
I highly recommend Everything is Illuminated - Liev Schreiber has made a great movie that is sweet, unpretentious, and heart-filled. Always despite its most tragic subject matter, it is a joy.
Everything is Illuminated is as sweet as its characters, and like them it charms you. I especially love its attention to old people, it's hard to describe what I mean here, but this film lets them tell their stories in a way most films and even modern Western society don't.
The actors are all amazing, notably Elijah Wood, "Grandfather," and "Lista." Eugene Hutz gives a hilarious and poignant performance as Alex.
The first half of the movie is really, really funny. But it never actually makes fun of anybody, and you can feel that the humour is part of the love the writer has for the old country and its characters. The latter half of the film is tragic, yet manages to escape being heavy-handed or over-dramatic. One of the film's greatest strengths, rather, is that it is sentimental in all the right places, and unwavering in giving voice to its characters rather than reversing the mirror onto its own "art."
I highly recommend Everything is Illuminated - Liev Schreiber has made a great movie that is sweet, unpretentious, and heart-filled. Always despite its most tragic subject matter, it is a joy.