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dahlia-8's rating
By far the most interesting character in this film is the island of
Formentera. (It is left unnamed in the movie, for Maximum
Symbolism Impact.) The place looks like the afterlife and the film
made me want to go there in a hurry. (The island, not the afterlife...
well, on second thought...) The other thing that I liked about "Sex and Lucia" was, yes, the sex.
The sexual situations were VERY explicit and abundant, and,
startlingly, humorous; the filmmaker understands that sex can be
hot and touching and funny as hell, all at once. This is extremely
rare. No prurience or coyness here, thank heaven. That said, there are real problems with the film. Lead Male
Lorenzo (say it with a lisp) is a cipher, an unappealing, vague
person whose pull on his flock of beautiful women is totally
inexplicable. I had a hard time buying him as the magnetic sexual
dynamo he was meant to be. Around the charisma-free Lorenzo revolve, by my count, at least
three separate movies. "Sex and Lucia" shifts perspective so
frequently and abruptly that, although the plot isn't difficult to follow,
I felt like I was watching a whole different deal each time. "Hey
guys, I wanna make a mystery, a romance, and a tragedy/drama
but i only have enough budget to make one film..." AGH.
When all's said and done, this flick is substandard in many ways
but probably worth catching once it goes to the sticky-floor, $2.50
second-run art house. Elena Anaya out-Angelina-ing Angelina may
be worth the price of admission, all by herself. Well, Elena and the
Maximally Symbolic Island.
Formentera. (It is left unnamed in the movie, for Maximum
Symbolism Impact.) The place looks like the afterlife and the film
made me want to go there in a hurry. (The island, not the afterlife...
well, on second thought...) The other thing that I liked about "Sex and Lucia" was, yes, the sex.
The sexual situations were VERY explicit and abundant, and,
startlingly, humorous; the filmmaker understands that sex can be
hot and touching and funny as hell, all at once. This is extremely
rare. No prurience or coyness here, thank heaven. That said, there are real problems with the film. Lead Male
Lorenzo (say it with a lisp) is a cipher, an unappealing, vague
person whose pull on his flock of beautiful women is totally
inexplicable. I had a hard time buying him as the magnetic sexual
dynamo he was meant to be. Around the charisma-free Lorenzo revolve, by my count, at least
three separate movies. "Sex and Lucia" shifts perspective so
frequently and abruptly that, although the plot isn't difficult to follow,
I felt like I was watching a whole different deal each time. "Hey
guys, I wanna make a mystery, a romance, and a tragedy/drama
but i only have enough budget to make one film..." AGH.
When all's said and done, this flick is substandard in many ways
but probably worth catching once it goes to the sticky-floor, $2.50
second-run art house. Elena Anaya out-Angelina-ing Angelina may
be worth the price of admission, all by herself. Well, Elena and the
Maximally Symbolic Island.
i have no idea what this movie is supposed to be about; i think it has a moral but i'm not sure what it is. the plot doesn't stand up to any kind of logical scrutiny and drew barrymore is awful.
all that said, "donnie darko" has haunted me like no other film ever has. it is so, so emotionally involving, asks huge questions and doesn't begin to answer them, and has an unnerving way of sticking in one's head.
great neglected 80s songs, too. and frequently funny. 10 out of 10.
all that said, "donnie darko" has haunted me like no other film ever has. it is so, so emotionally involving, asks huge questions and doesn't begin to answer them, and has an unnerving way of sticking in one's head.
great neglected 80s songs, too. and frequently funny. 10 out of 10.
i've seen this flick several times and finally realized why i liked it so much... it isn't really a western. the setting is completely incidental, and the story is eternal. what happens when anxious, limited, and passive people bite off more than they can chew to preserve their "way of life", even in the face of serious karmic transgressions? watch and learn. particularly relevant today.