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Ginostra (2002)
Not one of Keitel's better films
Keitel and McDowell clearly are not comfortable with each other in this film. The dialogues are mechanical and the film is boring. Never have I heard McDowell speak her lines with such a strange accent, and her performance is never convincing in this film. But she's not the only one. Keitel's performance is far below par and so is Harry Dean Stanton's.
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Sandra can do better
To tell the truth I was not impressed by this movie. The plot idea is good but hasn't been used to the fullest. I also have seen much better performances by Sandra Bullock than this one. I found her totally unbelievable as the seasoned detective haunted by past trauma's. This one will definitely not make my all time favourite list....
Irréversible (2002)
Made an impact
I rented the film on video yesterday and watched it together with my wife. The film had an impact on us both, that's for sure. When i popped it in the vcr though I had to restrain myself from pressing the eject button. Not because of the movie itself but of the way it was filmed. Very annoying camerawork! As was the soundtrack in the beginning. Later during the movie it became clear to me what the director wanted to express with the camerawork and the soundtrack, but it took me effort not to take it out of the vcr the first 20 minutes. So for all of you who haven't seen it yet...hang in there! It's worth the ride. If you have a weak stomach or are shocked by extreme realistic violence, don't watch it! I had to tell myself it was only a movie during the violent scenes. That's something I don't do easily as I'm not easily shocked by violence or horror scenes. Which only goes to say that the director and actors delivered an excellent piece of work. One particular scene during the rape sequence made me ask myself: "What would you have done in a situation like that?" The people who have seen this film will know what I'm talking about. Like another viewer already said in his comments; this movie is filmed backwards, didn't take me long to find that out. My wife could not look at the revenge scene and turned away. When she saw the rape scene, which of course is the reason for the revenge scene, she could totally justify the violence in the revenge scene. I will not spoil too much for those who are yet to see this film, but no matter what your views on the acting, directorship or any other aspect of this film, one thing is for certain...You will not feel indifferent about this film!