emh20 Reviews

The Pillow Book (1995)

SPOILERS - Plot revealed in case you don't want to sit through it

[2/10 · 10 January 2006]

This movie was awful, as well as disturbing. A Japenese woman is obsessed with being written on, like her father did. Her search for a proper lover to write on her as she wishes leads to Jerome (Ewan MacGregor), but not before a good half hour into the movie. They are in love, they paint each other, have lots of graphic sex, etc. Then because they want to get a book published or something, she allows Jerome to sleep with this old guy who owns a book store. Jerome is having a lot of fun, and doesn't return on time so she banishes him. He gets depressed a commits suicide. Then she paints on his body and buries him. The old guy digs up his body, and I wish I had turned the movie off right after that. Make sure you do. You do not want to see what happens next.

Blue Crush (2002)

Don't miss it!

[10/10 · 17 August 2002]

The best movie of the summer by far. I am ready to pack up, move to Hawaii, and learn to surf. I was entertained by the cinematography (Hawaii, the ocean, surfing), the acting (the performances of Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Matt Davis), and gasp! even the script was well-written.

Venice/Venice (1992)

Fresno. CA

[10 July 2002]

I certainly wish I had seen this movie ten years ago. "Venice/Venice" raises interesting questions about movies and television versus real life. A reporter falls in love with a Director but struggles to separate her admiration of his work from the real person. Although I saw this movie because Duchovny was in it, his performance was not the highlight, although he had a couple of cute scenes in the second half of the film. One of the highlights are the clips shown throughout the movie of women commenting on their fantasies of characters played by Cary Grant and Gary Cooper. If it were filmed today, I bet some women would mention Duchovny as their romantic on-screen hero.

This movie was fascinating, if you have a chance to see it, do so.