郑晟
发表于6分钟前
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:Sam (Matthew Broderick) is the reasonable man in a crazy urban world, the man of thoughtfulness and refined taste in a landscape of Leroy Neiman paintings and beer commercials. The guy would sooner cook for an hour over a hot stove than say `supersize it.'By day he's a store clerk in an upscale gourmet eatery, and these scenes raise a smile, especially for anyone who's visited the actual chain in New York City -- the portrayal isn't far off from the reality. Our man is besieged by hoards of customers who want their imported French cheese cut to impossibly exact standards. His efforts to remain outwardly polite (while you know he'd like to take the cleaver to the relentless clientele) are pretty funny, and will warm the hearts of clerks everywhere. In general, Broderick is in good form and provides the movie with most of whatever lightness it possesses.Sciorra's lovelorn dental hygienist, Ellen, is fine enough, too, and her unknowing interaction with our cheese-slicing hero shows some hopeful chemistry, and you may begin to feel you want to see these two get together.One of the main competitors for our lady's affections, a stockbroker (Kevin Anderson), is played as caricature he's the beer swilling frat-boy whose idea of after-sex sensitivity is flipping on the football game. He's kind of funny at times, but the movie might be stronger if he was written or acted for us to like him more, instead of having us merely recognize him as the flat-out `wrong' guy in comparison to Broderick's sensitive man. Think of John Candy in Splash, taking a cigarette and beer can to the racquetball game; we know his lifestyle is not the one our hero should emulate, but we can't help but be charmed by the likeable goon. Whereas this character is merely a goon, and pretty unlikable all around.While it's a nice enough light movie for the first half, for me the story was somewhat derailed by its unbelievable (Hollywood) presentation of sex and adultery. (SPOILER AHEAD, skip to next paragraph.) When Ellen returns home after an evening's misadventures, she is naturally faced with the questioning husband (Michael Mantell). Quickly admitting her own indiscretion, she then immediately turns the situation around, demanding to know why the guy had gone ahead and bought a house without discussing it. Granted, it's a valid issue, and granted, many people use this countering maneuver in arguments. What's unbelievable is what happens next the guy starts responding to her question, addressing the house-issue in a quiet, thoughtful manner. WHOA. You'd be hard pressed to find a married person in the world who, when faced with hisher partner's totally unexpected adultery, would be ready to address anything so calmly. The guy would surely be bouncing off the walls, or else crushed into silence and tears - but see, then we might actually feel for the poor schnook, and we'd see Sciorra's character in a poor light. And since that particular audience reaction doesn't serve the romantic comedy, the story tries to sneak around it. You may start to feel that, like the husband, you're being taken.Further dissatisfaction is just around the corner in the ending. We realize this is where misunderstandings will get sorted out, and our couple will finally see a clear path to one another. We want the satisfaction of rooting for them. But it's marred by another unbelievable character reaction, followed by an abrupt conclusion that feels rushed and forced, too easy and unearned. You may feel as though the movie's cheating on you again...
砸南瓜乐队
发表于9分钟前
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:一段穿越50年时空的真情。两个女人的苦难与爱恨,让人心碎却也心醉。现代女性阿慧(李绮虹饰)从美国学习建筑业归来,在香港与大陆间经营事业,是个新时代的女强人。其男友(赵文煊饰)也是其下属,二人感情渐淡,男友移情别恋。阿慧伤心却也无奈。阿慧父亲委托阿慧陪其幼年时的奶妈欢姑(归亚蕾饰)回乡探旧友,两人一见面就针锋相对,相处不太愉快。随着旅程的进行,二人矛盾不断,却也渐渐磨合。欢姑在开导感情脆弱的阿慧时,道出了一段隐藏在心底的往事。 40年代的广东顺德,女子还生活在男权制的枷锁下。年轻的意欢(杨采妮饰)被父亲卖于地主,她宁愿做自梳女,宁死不从。被途经路过的杏花楼妓女玉环(刘嘉玲饰)救下。玉环嫁给了当地织布厂厂主陈耀宗(董玮饰)做了八姨太,与其他太太明争暗斗不断,却将意欢认为知己,二人无话不谈。意欢与青梅竹马的恋人(钱嘉乐饰)两情相悦却难成眷属。玉环被丈夫出卖,成为军阀谈生意的筹码,愤怒之下,她离开了陈家。意欢对玉环不离不弃,令她十分感动,感情渐渐超越了友谊。而此时意欢与恋人在“买门槛”之夜出轨,玉环又担心又生气,终于忍不住告诉了意欢自己心底的秘密。有情人能否终成眷属?两个女人之间到底有什么秘密?阿慧能否度过情关?而欢姑苦苦寻找了50年的人又是谁? 《自梳》是大导演张之亮的名作,朴实无华却感人肺腑,人性刻画深刻,对时代的敏感度也可见一二,是国产女同电影的最佳之作。