I write this review the last day of my 40th year, being again unwell and hoping that this Annus Horibilis will be definitely over. For the first time in my life, my body had been in constant pain all along the year, attacked by accidents or by illness: what's funny is that browsing my previous reviews, I can link them with the actual problem: with « American graffiti » in January, it was tinnitus ; In March with « Kramer vs Kramer », it was bronchitis ! Two weeks of silence in April when i had surgery ; in May, with « house of sand and fog », it was teeth pain ; now, in august, it's Adam's apple shock !
Like the previously mentioned movie with Jennifer, this one resonates with my difficult being as it's about the disappearance of a child, which is for me the worst pain for parents and sibling ! The ambiance is very heavy, sad, depressive and for that Natalie was the perfect choice. Being a sister too, she could easily find a connection but above all, Nat has this dark side, this spleen in her. For me, it's because she seems inside torn that she got a worldwide success with the same song because she was living it ! In a way, her millstone that i presume explains surely why Nat runs away from glamour, exhibitionist that other female singers abuses : here, in the movie, she dresses seriously and don't want to play with her skin ! So that's why I like Nat very much : she is authentic, has values and fragility and here she thus seems very natural and it's a pity Nat didn't get more opportunities after !
In addition, the movie is interesting in a way as the fate of the sister is left to the audience as the clues are rather vague. At last, the young sister is also a lucky pick as she has definitely a bit of « Nat » in here too !
Like the previously mentioned movie with Jennifer, this one resonates with my difficult being as it's about the disappearance of a child, which is for me the worst pain for parents and sibling ! The ambiance is very heavy, sad, depressive and for that Natalie was the perfect choice. Being a sister too, she could easily find a connection but above all, Nat has this dark side, this spleen in her. For me, it's because she seems inside torn that she got a worldwide success with the same song because she was living it ! In a way, her millstone that i presume explains surely why Nat runs away from glamour, exhibitionist that other female singers abuses : here, in the movie, she dresses seriously and don't want to play with her skin ! So that's why I like Nat very much : she is authentic, has values and fragility and here she thus seems very natural and it's a pity Nat didn't get more opportunities after !
In addition, the movie is interesting in a way as the fate of the sister is left to the audience as the clues are rather vague. At last, the young sister is also a lucky pick as she has definitely a bit of « Nat » in here too !