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Death Proof (2007)
A very disturbing movie
Of course, one should always watch a Tarantino movie. Or so I thought, until I started watching this one. And then I had to wonder. And doubt. There are limits to what I can see - and no, I do not believe I am writing a spoiler! But when there is gore, it should be recognized as such - and there is quite a lot of gore in this movie. But there is a lot more to it than that. After the first hour, what it really brought to mind was "A Clockwork Orange", by Kubrick, the only other movie that I've ever seen that makes me feel good about evil. I'm afraid there's not much else I can write about this movie without turning this into a spoiler - except that it is original (I certainly appreciated the main theme by Serge Gainsbourg) and disturbing, which is a lot more than what can be said about most movies nowadays. You'll either find it disturbing, and you will find yourself questioning your entire world perspective as a consequence, or you'll find uselessly violent - in which case, you might as well move on to something different (and not so groundbreaking).
Maurice Richard (2005)
Disappointing
The story is very interesting and it was definitely a good idea making a movie out of this man's life - unfortunately, the movie does not do "The Rocket" justice. Many interesting facts or ideas are not followed through - every time you think that there's finally going to be something explored in more depth, the movie moves on to something else; and it's a pity. For instance, Maurice Richard's relationship with his brother-in-law isn't very clear. His brother-in-law appears quite often in the movie, but it is not quite clear why that is the case. He is always asking for better tickets for the games, and that's it. He never seems to get them, but we are never told why, or why this should be relevant to the movie. There is also a very short passage about gambling, but nothing comes of that either. Same thing with Richard's children. And what is probably the most important subject of the movie, the oppression of the Québécois in their own province and in Canada in general, falls completely flat. Hardly any context on this highly sensitive and political issue is given, and it is not clear whether Richard's actions did anything to improve the situation; it would have been nice to get a bit more information on that count. All in all, it is a very superficial movie, which is a pity because the subject-matter could have been used in such a way to make a very good film.