Not a very good run of movies lately...
The Painted Veil 6/10
eh.
The Kite Runner 6/10
eh. (but, I liked the book)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 7.5/10
The young man who starred as the
perfumier was very believable. The set-up to the story was very engaging and aesthetically interesting, but ultimately the plot kind of withered and died about halfway through.
re-watched recently:
Mommie Dearest 5/10 (and that's only for Faye Dunaway's performance and her sexy shoes)
I picked this up for $5 at the Wal-Mart last week while buying a kite for the Boo. I was amused to see a little animated clip - can't remember the name of it now - something about significant moments in gay history in which it explained how flannel shirts and mullets became popular amongst lesbians, lol. I guess they know what the typical audience for this movie is these days - Faye as Joan Crawford is monumentally drag-
able, that's for sure.
But all that aside, this movie really sucks, you know? It had been years and years since I'd seen it but...really,
really not good. The Boo happened to walk in during the infamous 'wire hanger' scene, stood there for about 10 seconds and said 'she's nuts' and then walked back out. That was my favorite part of the movie.
