Blind-side
Variety's Justin Chang has joined the growing throng of Blindness panners. "The personal and mass chaos that would result if the human race lost its sense of vision is conveyed with diminished impact and an excess of stylish tics in
"Despite a characteristically strong performance by Julianne Moore as a lone figure who retains her eyesight, bearing sad but heroic witness to the horrors around her, Fernando Meirelles' slickly crafted drama rarely achieves the visceral force, tragic scope and human resonance of Saramago's prose. Despite marquee names, mixed reviews might yield fewer eyes than desired for this international co-production."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on May 14, 2008 at 4:16 PM
comment #1
p.Vice
says ...
Chang's review tells you everything you need to know about this movie. Take a large pot full of Rarely Achieves The Depth Or Complexity Of The Revered Source Material, sautee with equal part Hits All The Points With None Of The Vision and two cups of Flinching, spinkle in some Blunt Metaphors and Incessant Voiceover Narration to taste, and serve with a hearty side of Cooler But No Less Fussy Aesthetic. I for one know exactly what that tastes like. Yuck Phooey!!
Oh, and I called this when they announced Blindness as the opening night film. The jinx continues.
Posted by p.Vice
at May 14, 2008 4:36 PM
comment #2
mutinyco
says ...
Does a ridiculous boat appear at the end with HOPE painted on the side?...
Posted by mutinyco
at May 14, 2008 5:03 PM
comment #3
actionman
says ...
Why didn't Todd McCarthy review this film? Justin Chang?
Posted by actionman
at May 14, 2008 5:39 PM
comment #4
Seal Pup
says ...
Maybe Chang was the only one who could be bothered to read the source novel.
Posted by Seal Pup
at May 14, 2008 6:02 PM
comment #5
BurmaShave
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mutinyco, I'm not even going to tolerate jackshit contrarian criticism of CHILDREN OF MEN.
Posted by BurmaShave
at May 14, 2008 7:14 PM
comment #6
CinemaPhreek
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mutinyco: A-fucking-men and ditto to that. I was already feeling let down by the ludicrous resumption of hostilities for no reason whatsoever.
But then came that sophomoric, so-obvious-Stevie-Wonder-could-see-it metaphor to ruin the ending. It was the second worst one that year (hint: the worst involved a much more experienced director and a rat on a railing).
Posted by CinemaPhreek
at May 14, 2008 8:08 PM
comment #7
BurmaShave
says ...
You're both insane.
Posted by BurmaShave
at May 14, 2008 8:27 PM
comment #8
MiraJeffAICN
says ...
I'm with Burma. And J.C. is the man!
Posted by MiraJeffAICN
at May 14, 2008 8:40 PM
comment #9
diesel
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there's no way I'd consider moore's character "heroic", unless that means someone who can see the blind bullies rape the women and steal the food, but chooses to do nothing about it until very late. no, I don't think so. crap-ass novel anyhow.
Posted by diesel
at May 14, 2008 10:57 PM
comment #10
Terry McCarty
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diesel wrote:
there's no way I'd consider moore's character "heroic", unless that means someone who can see the blind bullies rape the women and steal the food, but chooses to do nothing about it until very late.
Somehow that reminds me of John Edwards endorsing Obama only after months of quietly observing the Clinton hazing, race-card and Rev. Wright shenanigans.
And I can't help but think of the character Paul Bettany played in DOGVILLE when I see Edwards now.
Posted by Terry McCarty
at May 14, 2008 11:28 PM
comment #11
Luke Y. Thompson
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Blindness sounds like Day of the Triffids, minus carnivorous plants.
Posted by Luke Y. Thompson
at May 15, 2008 1:09 AM
comment #12
lionsfan
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I've neither read the original source material novel nor seen the film. Even so, am I the only one out there who's reminded here of the central plot device of "The Day Of The Triffids?" (Novelist John Wyndham was no slouch himself at social criticism, by the way.)
Oh, just noted the post above. Great minds do think alike!
Posted by lionsfan
at May 15, 2008 10:06 AM
comment #13
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