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michaela-bowden
Reviews
.com for Murder (2002)
What a stinker!!!
I really enjoyed watching this movie but for absolutely every wrong reason imaginable. The movie stunk. The acting was cringe-worthy and the whole thing had a very low budget feel to it. If this movie had been advertised as a black comedy and the actors had hammed it up it may have fared better. The serial killer was by far the most enjoyable character to watch. His non-sensical poetry (Lotte, Lotte, Lotte, what the f*&#??) and ridiculous eye make-up were genuinely funny and the actor who portrays him is about as talented as a coma patient. After seeing this movie I couldn't instantly think of any movies in recent years that were this bad and that is a testament to just how awful this is. The director seems to have had quite a successful career, albeit low-key. I cannot understand how this ever got made and it baffles me when money is involved that something so obviously bad can actually be financed.
Having said all these nasty things there is a perverted pleasure in repeating atrocious lines and heckling the screen with a bunch of friends as you would a bad stand up comic.
A truly awful movie but as a one off viewing, a guilty pleasure nonetheless :-)
Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Like a fly on the wall of an awkward conversation
I saw this movie today and was pleasantly surprised with its authenticity. There was no real plot but the conversations and interactions between the characters were spot on. The greatest achievement of this film was the ability of the director to draw such realistic portrayals from his ensemble cast. Even though the dialogue was taken straight from life it could have been less meandering. However the film really captured the subtle subtext of what people say and how they react to situations. Life and especially love are, more often than not, usually too complex to really translate to film but I admire the ambition of the director in his attempts.
A small movie that is well worth your time!!!