Rage (2009/I)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Sally Potter

Writer:

Sally Potter (written by)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone. |

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Fashion | Blogger | Photographer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Simon Abkarian	...	Merlin
Patrick J. Adams	...	Dwight Angel
Riz Ahmed	...	Vijay
Bob Balaban	...	Mr. White
Adriana Barraza	...	Anita de Los Angeles
Steve Buscemi	...	Frank
Jakob Cedergren	...	Otto
Lily Cole	...	Lettuce Leaf
Judi Dench	...	Mona Carvell
Eddie Izzard	...	Tiny Diamonds
Jude Law	...	Minx
John Leguizamo	...	Jed
David Oyelowo	...	Homer
Dianne Wiest	...	Miss Roth

Runtime:

98 min | Germany:99 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:12A

Company:

Adventure Pictures

Quotes:

Mona Carvell: Humans are, quite simply, the greatest destroyers of all time.

The fashion industry is tough ... Big deal!

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Maybe it's me … Maybe I'm too unlettered to comprehend the eloquent content or too dumb to appreciate the profound and innovative concept of Sally Potter's "Rage". I am, however, honest enough to openly and unashamedly proclaim that this was, in my humble opinion, one of the dullest and most purposeless movies I've ever seen in my entire life. That is particularly hard to fathom considering the names of some of the cast members involved, like Steve Buscemi, Jude Law, Judy Dench and Dianne Wiest. What were they thinking? Were they also missing the point at first but then decided to accept the offered roles after all because this type of experimental film is good for your career? "Rage" is one-hundred boring minutes of uninteresting people talking directly into the camera and the only damn thing that changes occasionally is the color of the background! The thing they have in common is that they are all working for a fashion house in one way or another, and they vent about all their job-related frustrations against a student/amateur blogger. One tiny little problem, though … nobody is freaking interested in the rants of eccentric, vainglorious, naive and self-indulgent fashion snobs. The raised topics aren't the least bit controversial and none of the monologues are even remotely provocative. The only thing that Sally Potter accomplishes here is stating the obvious. The fashion industry is a tough and competitive, the world's economy is in recession and all people are selfish bastards and too easily blinded by the idea of fame & glory. Big deal! So What! Who cares? Many interviews and monologues are implausible and preposterous. For example, it's very ignorant to assume that everyone working for a supposedly acclaimed fashion company (and only a few days prior to the launch of a new clothing line) is prepared to free some time and talk to a student with a webcam. As a student I had to coordinate an HR initiative for a big company, but I definitely never had the opportunity to have a chat with the general manager, journalists or security personnel. Oh, and Jude Law is the ugliest transvestite I've ever seen. Big fat fail.