4 out of 5. Speaking of musicals, Baz
Luhrmann's MOULIN ROUGE! knocked my socks off when it first came out
over decade ago. The fantasy world built by him and the two leads was
quite mesmerizing. I really dig
high-production values used in small ways. His earlier film STRICTLY
BALLROOM was another favorite of mine. But this film showed a sense of
style, composition and the ability to make a fun film. Also: JIM
BROADBENT whom I cannot get enough of.
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4 out of 5. Ted Demme's film, BLOW was a stylish and intriguing.
It had the sass of Soderburgh but with a soft, less intrusive approach.
Ted Demme's use of various film stock and processing along with a great
costume designer really brought this
intriguing story through the decades with an easy aesthetic. Johnny Depp
does a great job for the most part too capturing the real life
character of George Jung. Highly entertaining and highly recommended. If
you liked Scarface but wouldn't mind a lot less violence or if you
liked Donnie Brasco, you will not be disappointed with this.
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