tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887708.post5574027994787021052..comments2023-10-30T13:22:55.911+01:00Comments on As cool as a Fruitstand: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.Hedwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910606263248113264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887708.post-18893838710563976012007-12-01T00:22:00.000+01:002007-12-01T00:22:00.000+01:00I haven't reviewed this one yet (which maybe shoul...I haven't reviewed this one yet (which maybe should be telling me something right there), but I think it's fair to say I liked it just a little more than you.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it's because I had lower expectations. Perhaps Marisa Tomei hypnotized my Y chromosome.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, alarm bells went off for me as soon as I saw they were going to fiddle with the chronology and I was prepared to reject the whole thing if it didn't justify itself. I'm tired of boring stories hidden by fancy storytelling.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, I sort of found a purpose to it. The robbery is an important point in the lives of each character...it's sort of the turning point beyond which they can't take back the lifetime of horrible decisions they've made. By putting it first, you get it out of the way and you can focus on the more interesting aspects of what happens before and what happens after. What led to this point?<BR/><BR/>Told chronologically, it just would've been a crime story, but this way it was a character study and a pretty interesting one.<BR/><BR/>Particularly fascinating of course was PSH. How many great performances does that guy have to give in one year before they name a special Oscar award after him???<BR/><BR/>Anyway. That's my take. Maybe I should write that review after all.Craig Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924813294666616097noreply@blogger.com