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VIFF Reviews
Oct. 9th, 2005 12:17 am"These Girls"- Set in a small town in New Brunswick, it's the story of three girls who carry on with a married man, played by David Boreanaz (Angel on Buffy and Angel). Two of the girls (Caroline Dhavernas and Holly Lewis) find out their friend, played by former Much Music VJ Amanda Walsh is having an affair with him when they go to steal some of his pot crop. The whole thing plays out a bit like a funny, old school sort of French comedic romp, but much lighter. In the middle of the film, I started trying to analyse it in feminist terms, which was a grave mistake, as I spent about 15 minutes trying to figure out who was exploiting who, which lessened my enjoyment. Not a perfect film, but funny none the less. The biggest surprise was that I really enjoyed David Boreanaz. I had thought he was sort of a boring actor, but it turned out the character of Angel was just boring. David Boreanaz is quite funny, even though I had to struggle for a couple of minutes to get past the scene of Angel getting it on with Much Music VJ Amanda Walsh. Also, David Boreanaz has definitely been working out, and has amazing abs and a great ass in this film.
I also got to see this film with Hanson , who I was hoping would be at the theatre. I haven't seen a movie in a theatre with someone else for a long time, and I'd forgotten how nice it is to watch a movie in a theatre with a friend.
"Play"- This was a Chilean movie set in Santiago. It's the story of Cristina, a strange girl who works taking care of an old Hungarian man. Near the opening of the movie, she finds an abandoned briefcase in the trash. We find out that the briefcase belongs to Tristan, who is going through his own difficulties. For the next section of the film, the characters keep crossing paths, but never quite meet. There are all kinds of moments of bizarreness and magical realism. While I sometimes felt that the movie dragged a bit, I did like that I didn't know what was going to happen and I enjoyed the characters, especially Cristina, who had such wonderful expressive eyes. I also loved the use of sound in this film. Certain sounds and music were repeated in order to stress certain themes and emotions. The use of colour was also one of the most innovative things I've seen recently. Every scene was a gorgeous palette. The characters, backgrounds and every detail seemed so colourful and lush. This was quite a contrast to my memories of Santiago, as I remember it as a grey, dusty place full of concrete. (But I was there during the winter). Still, I enjoyed this film, and I think other people in the audience did too, because they were discussing it afterward. However, part of it could also have been the ambiguity of the ending.
I also got to see this film with Hanson , who I was hoping would be at the theatre. I haven't seen a movie in a theatre with someone else for a long time, and I'd forgotten how nice it is to watch a movie in a theatre with a friend.
"Play"- This was a Chilean movie set in Santiago. It's the story of Cristina, a strange girl who works taking care of an old Hungarian man. Near the opening of the movie, she finds an abandoned briefcase in the trash. We find out that the briefcase belongs to Tristan, who is going through his own difficulties. For the next section of the film, the characters keep crossing paths, but never quite meet. There are all kinds of moments of bizarreness and magical realism. While I sometimes felt that the movie dragged a bit, I did like that I didn't know what was going to happen and I enjoyed the characters, especially Cristina, who had such wonderful expressive eyes. I also loved the use of sound in this film. Certain sounds and music were repeated in order to stress certain themes and emotions. The use of colour was also one of the most innovative things I've seen recently. Every scene was a gorgeous palette. The characters, backgrounds and every detail seemed so colourful and lush. This was quite a contrast to my memories of Santiago, as I remember it as a grey, dusty place full of concrete. (But I was there during the winter). Still, I enjoyed this film, and I think other people in the audience did too, because they were discussing it afterward. However, part of it could also have been the ambiguity of the ending.
