yesterday was rather depressing because i was subjected to two pretty bad movies, Perhaps Love and Mr and Mrs Smith. one of which i had actually been very excited to watch (Perhaps Love), the other was just a 'majority wins' case in front of the DVD player.

Perhaps Love was a disappointment. i had great hopes for this movie, though neither of the actors appealed to me. i've never liked Takeshi - he's rather wooden in his acting and though goodlooking by most peoples' standards, not really attractive in my eyes. i thought the movie would be good in general, but like bea said, it was rather overdone (she was less forgiving than i, laughing at the most dramatic parts in the movie. maybe her reaction subconsciously moulded mine. how can you evaluate a movie sanely if someone is giggling next to you and sighing the whole time?). it was pretentious in the sense that it tried to be deep, poignant, arty but couldn't quite pull it off. the idea running throughout the movie was a really interesting one and i think if the characters had been fleshed out a bit more and the relationships made to be more real, it would have worked. the acting was not very impressive either. people say the lead actress is the next Zhang Ziyi? i beg to differ, Zhang would have done a much better job. they were often too dramatic and didn't leave me feeling anything for any of them - apart from annoyance, which i don't think was the director's intent.

the filming was good though, i can't deny that (with Christopher Doyle behind it, as he so often is in Asian cinema). and Jacky Cheung sings wonderfully.

Mr and Mrs Smith? i just didn't enjoy it at all. stopped watching it halfway because i was just so incredibly bored by it. it's not even worth any commentary on my part.

oh well, i have 5 movies to finish before i go away this week and plenty of essays to write. help?

+ posted by M @ 12:49 PM