Best Movie in a while.
Added 11/22/2009
I saw this movie in the morning so I wasn't in the mood for climatic ciminatic action. However, it sucks you in and keeps you there if you do enjoy the somewhat pretentious and are not offended by, or are even entertained by freeky sex. Don't read anything about what this movie is and see it for your self. It was good for me because I had no idea what to expect as I was watching it on HBO. It is colorful in contrast to the everyday love story your used to seening.
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Very slow start, but an ok finish
Added 8/27/2009
If you don't know much about Diane Arbus, this imaginary fable may arouse interest, though it's not factual, warns the prelude. The whole thing is a weird love affair between the tortured housewife, Kidman, and her carnival freak boyfriend, Downey, who looks like Wolfman Jack. Was he real? We aren't told. The look of the film is its high point: gorgeous colors, wonderful set decoration that evokes a cleaned up 1950s NYC and a nicely evocative soundtrack. Too bad this didn't try to get closer to reality. Then, the two hours spent might seem more worthwhile.
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nice "inspired by the life of" movie
Added 6/1/2009
This is not an actual biographical movie. It is inspired by the life of Diane Arbus. Very nicely done and not over the top quirky. The actors are great and so is the imagery.
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A Unique Experience of a Film
Added 4/21/2009
A very poignantly told tale of this fascinating woman called Diane Arbus. The movie starts off with Dian Arbus 'trapped' in her very ordinary middle-class life with her husband and two kids. Her inner artist is just dying to break free and is finally able to do that by the meeting of a strange neighbour, Lionel. By her friendship with Lionel, Diane is introduced to an entirely different world and she is able to discover her true self and become the artist she was meant to be - or so as the story is told in the film.
What fascinated me was how this whole story is told in the movie. The intricate details of the camera work made the characters' every move, every look, every thought so purposeful and so intense. A very rare form of story-telling in the movie. There were many symbolic moments which, again, were so beautifully put on screen.
Nicole Kidman proves herself, yet again, in this movie. She is the masterpiece that she creates in her craft. I really think she is in her own league in her acting. She has allowed the audience to feel everything that Diane was feeling through her. Robert Downey Jr is another magnificent actor. He has a unique quality to him that no other actor has and this movie just proves him to be one of the greats. He spends most of this movie covered in 'fur' but his erotic charm exudes out of his eyes - what a performance!
I knocked one of the stars off because this movie definitely is not a conventional film that I would recommend to any movie-goer. I recommend it to people who are looking for an unconventional movie experience.
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This movie is fabulous! So happy with my purchase. Seller shipped out in a timely manner.
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Best Movie in a while.
Added 11/22/2009
I saw this movie in the morning so I wasn't in the mood for climatic ciminatic action. However, it sucks you in and keeps you there if you do enjoy the somewhat pretentious and are not offended by, or are even entertained by freeky sex. Don't read anything about what this movie is and see it for your self. It was good for me because I had no idea what to expect as I was watching it on HBO. It is colorful in contrast to the everyday love story your used to seening.
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Very slow start, but an ok finish
Added 8/27/2009
If you don't know much about Diane Arbus, this imaginary fable may arouse interest, though it's not factual, warns the prelude. The whole thing is a weird love affair between the tortured housewife, Kidman, and her carnival freak boyfriend, Downey, who looks like Wolfman Jack. Was he real? We aren't told. The look of the film is its high point: gorgeous colors, wonderful set decoration that evokes a cleaned up 1950s NYC and a nicely evocative soundtrack. Too bad this didn't try to get closer to reality. Then, the two hours spent might seem more worthwhile.
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nice "inspired by the life of" movie
Added 6/1/2009
This is not an actual biographical movie. It is inspired by the life of Diane Arbus. Very nicely done and not over the top quirky. The actors are great and so is the imagery.
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