Friday, November 24, 2006

The Fountain (2006)*
A major disappointment. I had hoped at least for some extraordinary visual scenes and there are a few but the majority of the film consists of extreme, and I do mean EXTREME, close-ups of Hugh Jackman or Rachel Weisz. You know when that happens the picture is in trouble. In addition, the film just seems badly lit. Darren Aronofsky said he made the film on a shoestring budget and it shows. Not an enjoyable film experience.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Buck,
I appreciate your blog. Your thoughts on the Michael Richards incident?

Buck Turgidson said...

I think Michael Richards is a gifted actor but a lousy stand-up comic. I also think he is an extremely fragile person and the longer he keeps trying to apologize for this the worse it is going to get. He should just stop now and go away for awhile.