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Is this a perfect film? Heck, no. But it’s a
daring, exhilarating celebration of the
spirit of Paris in 1968. People remember
this movie mainly because of its NC-17
rating, but none of the sex is gratuitous.
“The Dreamers” should be celebrated
for giving us naked young bodies and
daring us to feel guilty about liking what
we see. Old man Bertolucci hasn’t
forgotten what it’s like to be young and
beautiful.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
6. “Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind” — Michel Gondry: It’s
sad that screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
couldn’t just be content to tell a great
love story. No, he had to insert his usual,
tiresome mind games to impress us with
how clever he is. Still, thanks to
Gondry’s direction, a good film.
7. “I (Heart) Huckabees” — David
0. Russell: This strange little film
would be voted “Least Likely to be a
Crowd-pleaser” if such a distinction
existed. Regardless, it was pleasing to
this critic. “Relax,” Russell seems to be
saying to an angst-ridden America on
the verge of self-destruction, “it’s going
to be OK.” Thanks, Dave.
SACRED COWS 1
8. “Million Dollar Baby” — Clint
Eastwood: This is one that the critics
loved. Don’t listen to them. Much like
last year’s similarly exalted “Mystic
River,” this Warner Bros, product is
dreadful in the most obvious sense of the
word: That is, it’s filled with dread. For
some inexplicable reason, these kinds of
movies are adored by the statue
awarding set, so be prepared to see it win
an armful of Oscars. A -good movie,
whether it’s a comedy or a tragedy,
succeeds in infusing life into its
audiences. This life-denying boxing
melodrama is not a good movie.
9. “Garden State” — Zach Braff: It
seemed like the “in” crowd at Sundance
was falling all over itself to praise this
one. It had all the makings of a decent
movie — a youthful, quirky debut film
written and directed by a well-regarded
and likeable actor (Braff) and co-starring
the beautiful and talented Natalie
Portman. The only problem is, the
movie stinks. It’s a dull trifle of a film
about a lifeless young man returning to
his lifeless town to confront his lifeless
father after the death of his mother. The
film never gains any momentum, and
nothing noteworthy happens.
10. “Fahrenheit 9/11” — Michael
Moore: There’s not much to say about
this one that hasn’t been said already.
More an event than a film, “Fahrenheit
9/11” offered a smorgasbord of
conspiracy theories and criticisms of
Bush administration policy. It’s pretty
obvious that Michael Moore’s real goal
was not to make an honest, thorough
case against Bush, but rather to promote
one Michael Moore. Moore’s
prominence enabled media talking
heads to insinuate that anyone who
criticizes Bush must be in Michael
Moore’s camp. Hey, Mike: Thanks for
tipping the election to Bush, jackass.
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