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Mad Men: Out of Town (2009)
Incredible Season Premier!
Once again Mathew Weiner and company have hit one out of the park! The series continues to operate in its minimalistic but eloquent dialogue while speaking loudly in subtleties of body language, innuendo and facial expressions. Once again the sets, costuming, lighting, and props are spectacular. The acting continues to be superb across the board and the character development is being ramped up to ever greater heights of angst, sexual tension, cut throat dog eat dog business machinations and deliciously layered office politics with the British element of the new partners in Sterling Cooper adding a dazzling new element and culturally detached chemistry that both confuses, and adds gigantic, mesmerizing plot twisting possibilities to the show going forward! I have left out specific details so as not to create a spoiler in the plot, needless to say fans of season one and two will have already viewed this season premier. Newbies do yourself a favor and make a commitment to this series, you will NOT be disappointed!
The Man Who Cried (2000)
Snoozefest
This film wasted the talents of several terrific actors; most notably, John Turtorro, Cate Blanchette, Johnny Depp and Harry Dean Stanton. Christina Ricci was serviceable, but was probably miscast. The direction/editing I found very choppy which made the film difficult to follow as it marred the pacing. It appears that the budgeting did not take into account spending adequate money or time on the editing portion of the film. I also felt that the plot was erratic and never fully developed characters as it should have. Cate Blanchette as Lola turned in her typical great acting with a flawless Russian accent, but it was difficult to know where she fit into the larger plot at times. Turturro's character was sort of a caricature of an Opera Diva and he was laughable at times especially when protesting being upstaged by horses. Overall the film was visually well done but fell flat in substance.