Disadvantage(s) of working(2) at a video store:
1. Watching movies one would not pick out
2. Forgetting the movie one just watched because you are working
3. Judging a movie poorly because one is distracted by work
This movie is too heavy for watching at work. 21 grams my butt.
Stars: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts. The fourth star is the director, Alejandro Inarritu--who's name does not appear on the front cover, btw. What is on the cover is Focus Features, which is the "independent" side of Universal Pictures. They are releasing (hopefully) "the Constant Gardner" later this summer.
This film has arbitrary temporal linearity. Which is to say, it does not have different versions/parallel universes or little date time stamps in the corner. I believe they strung the movie together from a coherent script and then used the shooting schedule as display order. The time slips keep one off balance, and provide a framework for the disconnection the leads feel. Redemption, loss and spirituality are all addressed in this quiet(except for the cool feedback drones), powerful film.
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