tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887708.post6142904550204576356..comments2023-10-30T13:22:55.911+01:00Comments on As cool as a Fruitstand: Eastern Promises (Cronenberg, 2007)Hedwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910606263248113264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887708.post-84092611901472077172007-10-16T09:32:00.000+02:002007-10-16T09:32:00.000+02:00I agree, I didn't need that reveal at the end eith...I agree, I didn't need that reveal at the end either, and I've been thinking about how the film would work without it. In fact, I've been thinking about how much Naomi Watts is needed in this movie, if her story could not have been cut out (working on a post on that). So I suppose, seeing how much I'm staying with this movie and thinking about it, it's also deeper than I thought.Hedwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910606263248113264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15887708.post-57129284426704892982007-10-15T23:14:00.000+02:002007-10-15T23:14:00.000+02:00I didn't feel like I'd left the theater having see...I didn't feel like I'd left the theater having seen something spectacular like I did with History of Violence, but I've been thinking about Eastern Promises a lot since and I really want to see it again.<BR/><BR/>I have a suspicion it's just as deep as History, but less easily digested. I don't know. We'll see.<BR/><BR/>Viggo was amazing and fearless. I was a little disappointed by what we ended up finding out about his character. I won't say to avoid spoilers, but I found the whole thing more interesting when it was more ambiguous.<BR/><BR/>Still, a very memorable movie even if it doesn't <I>quite</I> live up to expectations. Expectations are so unfair aren't they?Craig Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924813294666616097noreply@blogger.com