Netflix Triple Feature-8-1-05

Last week only delivered 3 movies-but I was in a weird funk most of the week, punctuated by me acting like a jackass at a 5 year high school reunion get together. I'm coming out of that funk, but I think it's going to be a fairly continuous funk, as it seems like a "I need something more in my life" kind of funk. And I just said funk entirely too many times. Apologies. Anyway-on to the three movies I watched. These reviews are not going to very long. FYI.

Pollock directed by Ed Harris.

I enjoyed this movie. My friend Aimee(who recommended it to me)loved it and seemed quite disappointed that I did not love it. All the art in the movie was really neat-and everything dealing with the art I enjoyed. But Ed Harris seemed his usual yell at everyone self. The supporting roles were all good. I recommend this movie if you enjoy art.

Crash directed by David Cronenberg

For a movie about sex and car crashes, this movie was really boring. I turned it off halfway through. Some people think it's genius-I guess I just didn't get it. Oh well-I'm moving on.

Klute directed by Alan J. Pakula

This was a quite good detective movie. Jane Fonda plays an interesing prostitue and Donald Sutherland plays a good square forced to spend most of his time with her. They make an interesting couple. The movie gets pretty intense, but it never reaches real nail biter intensity. I recommend this movie. Watch it. (P.S. this is the same director that brought us All the President's Men-another excellent movie.)