Movie, Music, and TV Reviews

[Hoople]

A History of Violence: 3 out of 4. Saw something in the theater for once. Husband didn't even understand its reason to exist, to be made. He'd probably give it a 2. I see what he means. I didn't mind the fact that the director was aiming for obvious stereotypes and flat characters - I could see the stylized character portrayals was intentional.

I liked the cadence and extremes in tempo. It was either very calm or brutal. No middle ground. I somehow viewed it more how one would a painting than a movie. Curious cinematography. Old fashioned professional lighting like scenic, stage set, 1950s celeb shots from rural shows like Lassie. Dramatic tight shots with hot lights to accentuate the face.

Anyway, not for everyone :)

P.S. Anybody getting really weird "Preview" anomalies? Scary. First few words of my post turned into jibberish when I went to edit.