Thoughts: The movie should get a B but I really enjoyed Shareeka Epps performance as Drey, a junior high basketball player whose mother works a lot, brother is in jail and only friend seems to be her history teacher Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling). Unfortunately, Dan is a crack addict who claims he only uses to get by. I liked the relationship Drey and Dan form and how quiet the whole movie was.
(M) Il, Postino. (Michael Radford, 1994) Grade: B
Thoughts: I thought the movie would be more lighthearted romance in Italy but surprisingly it was quite political dealing with Communism and exile. Mario Ruoppolo (Massino Troisi) falls for Beatrice Russo (Maria Grazia Cucinotta). With the help of exiled Cuban poet Pablo Neruda (Philippe Noiret), Mario wins her love. What makes the film more profound is Massino Troisi died making this film. Apparently, he had a heart condition and was told he need to get treatment for it but insisted on making the film. He died 12 hours after the cameras stopped rolling.
(M) Quinceanera. (Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, 2006) Grade: B
Thoughts: I've actually been to a quinceanera so I saw first hand how important it is in Mexican culture. As Magdalena’s (Emily Rios) 15th birthday arrives, she learns she is pregnant and is kicked out of her house to live with her great granduncle Tio Tomas Alvarez (Chalo Gonzalez) and gay cousin Carols (Jesse Garcia). I really liked Chalo's character. He was such a simple man who loved his family regardless of the mistakes in their lives. Oh and the shots of Echo Park and Silverlake were cool. The only thing that puzzled me was how Magdalena got pregnant. In the film, she claims she never had intercourse and the most the guy did was ejaculate on her leg. So the sperm swam up and impregnated her. I find that almost impossible to believe but I guess you can get pregnant in the strangest ways.
Movie count: 15
3 comments:
Quinceañeras are fun, especially the choreographed waltz. i had to be in my sister's quinceañera, but it was ok.
the quinceañera episodes of My Super Sweet Sixteen are my favorite, but the girls (and guys) on there are still bitches.
Yea quineaneras are fun. I hate the Super Sweet Sixteen show on MTV but I would be interested in seeing the quinceanera versions.
My friend told me that Half Nelson used a lot of Broken Social Scene songs, but I forgot, so when I *finally* watched the film and the notes of "KC Accidental" came on, I was like, Ooooh! Ten extra bonus points.
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