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In Reply to: 21 grams posted by Dmitry on December 11, 2004 at 07:03:29:
I thought it was terribly over rated. Naiomi Watts was great, as always. Benecio was pretty good but Penn was awful. Sean seems to play the same character over and over. Generally I thought the characters were all under developed, and as a result I didn't give a shit about what happened to them. The premise of the movie was clever and I did not have any issue with the darkness of the themes. But the non-linear way that it was assembled felt more like a desperate move on the part of the director (to make up for a lack of solid content,) than an enhancement.
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...and hereīs why I think so (and the whole thread following the link is interesting, too)Regards
BF
What a polarity of opinions!
I didn't think it was poorly developed at all; I also thought Penn did surprisingly good in his role. Casting him in a mostly sedate, but charged character was an usual directorial choice, but I was pleased with his performance. Watts's character as a cocaine junkie hit it right on the head, I thought. I have a dear friend whose wife turned out to be a coke fiend, and Watts nailed that behavior 100%.
Del Toro is going to be one of the biggest actors of our generation if he continues to develop in the direction he's headed now.
I would probably say good, not great, or even very good. Watts is a very good actress, and given her roles, I must assume that she chooses her films very carefully. Penn is one of his generations best, as is Del Toro. I liked the non-chronological method of developing the story. It really grew on me. I did not think the plot was particularly strong, but really was a vehicle for three very good actors to revolve around the film's arc. Recommended.
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