OK barely.
Added 1/29/2010
I was glad to get this because of Rachel "Enemy at the Gates" Weisz. She played such a strong role there I hoped so here too. The movie is needlessly vague about the beginning events that cause all the trouble. We don't need all the details but we could have easily had most of them & been none the wiser for the ending.
There is an incestuous relationship that serves no purpose except breast shot. She could of played her nude parts with people outside her family only. Incest for a reason OK. For this reason its a distraction which sort of fits in with the needlessly mysterious storyline.
I had a hard time with Rachel's performance until the last scene was unveiled. I would of been surprised at the end even if given the undisclosed beginning & would of enjoyed the character interplay much more. This tried to be the Twilight Zone & hurt the quality of the movie & the enjoyment of the veiwers.
Bad writing hurt the male lead, the young male supporting actor & there was
a sense the bad boy from prison was only an abuser of women & was probably someones baby while in the joint. All of the actors performed above the material given even Ms. Incest. The acting is better than the movie or direction allows & brought this up to 3 stars. If you buy this for Rachel, watch it clear to the end. It explains why she played her character as she did.
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I want this film!
Added 1/18/2010
This is a very good, very different and very memorable film. I came upon it by accident, but I'm so glad I did. Michael Winterbottom's original and atmospheric film is about a man(Alessandro Nivola) who's just been released from prison. He comes back to his seaside hometown to see his ex-girlfriend(Rachel Weisz), who is less than pleased to see him. Well, I don't want to give away the film, but; There's a reason he was in prison, there's a reason she doesn't wanna see him, there's a young boy infatuated with Rachel and there's his openly sexual sister. I must mention a particular scene where Alessandro and (then girlfriend) Rachel are having sex while "I want you" by Elvis Costello plays. It is a very sexy scene you won't soon forget. As another reviewer mentioned...this film is only available on a region 2 DVD. I hope it'll be released in Region 0 or 1 for us in the states.
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i want you
Added 9/13/2009
the only problem i have with this dvd is that it would only play on a region free dvd player, in other words it was a great movie. thank you
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It's not about Helen.
Added 7/29/2005
I WANT YOU is the fascinating coming-of-age account of 14-year old professional voyeur, Honda, a mute Balkan orphan emigre, whose link to the world is through his obsessive collection of rather dark data using his inexplicably high-tech sound and video equipment (yep, we're dealing with meta-cinema here). He spends most of his time observing his friend and the object of his affection, hairdresser Helen (yes, Rachel Weisz), and her sociopathic, recently released on parole ex-bf Martin (Alessandro Nivola, LAUREL CANYON). Desensitized to sexuality by his promiscuous, carefree older sister who sings in a Sade-meets-Portishead band and sleeps in the adjacent room, Honda may be gathering explicit material, but he's not some peeping tom getting off; rather, he's trying desperately to make sense of the madness of the adults in the world around him. (Interestingly enough, despite all the sex scenes in the film the most sensual moment involves the shampooing and cutting of hair.) Yet despite all his empirical evidence, Honda can't see what is around the corner, what he will finally learn from these star-crossed lovers (nor can we guess, or maybe I'm just slow). Actually, Honda's sister puts it best when, while naked, she's asked if she feels guilty about what she does. Her response made me reflect (and yes this is purely subjective, and no, this should not be some great revelation) on the fact that we tend to tolerate violence and insanity in this country while shunning anything so natural as the human body and what it is supposed to do (especially with regard to movies, which mirror our hang-ups).
Fresh off a first viewing, it seems to me there are so many amazing things going on in this film - the brilliant use of color (contrasting yellows and blues, public and private), stirring images that lodge themselves in your brain, and the very generous way in which Michael Winterbottom refuses to judge his brilliant enacted principal characters - that it is rather upsetting to see it is being so horribly misunderstood. The unfortunately packaged I WANT YOU might be seem at first glance like a thriller with an underdeveloped plot, but the word 'meditation' is far more appropriate here. Don't expect a genre work-out - let the images reveal the characters and the story (it's a movie, not a book!!!), stop waiting for convoluted plot twists, and then this movie just might pull the rug out from under you as it did me. Or maybe not, b/c if you haven't already guessed the movie is not for all tastes. And that's ok.
All this from an Elvis Costello song. Very impressive, Mr. Winterbottom. For something more accessible, check out his brilliant WELCOME TO SARAJEVO with Woody Harrelson. I can't think of a more varied and inventive filmmaker working today. Hopefully you can get a hold of this movie somehow: I came across a promo copy thru dumb luck in a - ha! - church book and video sale.
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Rachel Weisz Is Worth the Investment
Added 9/26/2003
This may be an entirely fanboy attitude, but I WANT YOU is by no stretch of the imagination a great film by any measure. It doesn't boast one tremendous storyline you'll not soon forget once the ending is near. It doesn't bluster with great social significance. It doesn't offer a moral statement by which the world can be a better place.Simply put, I WANT YOU is a character piece that revolves entirely around the incredible Rachel Weisz. Modesty aside, she's a beautiful woman, and the sexually explicit scenes played out here are not only tastefully well-done but appear to be closer to "real sex" than "cinema sex." It's the subtle nuances that Weisz brings to her character -- yes, in even the non-sex scenes -- that shows her true talent and gift with the camera. Frankly, I'm amazed that she isn't getting more artistic work, based on the grace she shows in I WANT YOU.
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