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Baise-moi (2000)
Make your own mind up
I'm glad I watched this film before reading many of the negative comments about it here. I'm also glad my enjoyment of this film didn't have the chance to be influenced by so many people who didn't like it. If so many of you want 'the answers' spelt out to you and don't like to see things 'red in tooth and claw', go and watch 'The Sound of Music' or 'Mary Poppins'! Surely the idea of a film like this is to make you think. Who knows, maybe you will come up with 'the answer' yourself. Yes, the film is disturbing. Yes, it contains very strong sex and violence.
So does real life.
Lost and Delirious (2001)
A much deeper film than expected
I only decided to see this film simply because I liked Piper Perabo in 'Coyote Ugly', an enjoyable but 'lightweight' film. I watched 'Lost and Delirious' for the first time last evening and I was totally blown away by Piper's performance which surprised me, taking into account the fact that the film didn't exactly get rave reviews. It was a far deeper film than I expected it to be and I will need to watch it several times to appreciate its full impact. (I never manage to fully appreciate a film first time round!)The clever parallels drawn between Paulie's character and the bird of prey's plight are cleverly handled, although I thought it was made a little too obvious when she began to refer to herself as 'the raptor'. I felt this was unnecessary; the viewer should have been left to make that link for him or herself. The increasing tension which draws the viewer inexorably towards the climax of the film is almost unbearable. I felt myself starting to dread the end of the film, fearing its almost inevitable end. IMHO this is a masterful piece of movie-making. Miss it and miss out!