Movies for the weekend

This weekend we watched movies instead of reading like good little bookworms, so bear with me as I do movie reviews.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch


John Cameron Mitchell's interesting debut covering the story of a trans-gender punk rock star and her band. The music is fantastic and much less "broadway-esque" than RENT to which it is frequently grouped due to it's subjects tending to live "alternative" lifestyles. Ok, that was too many quotes in one sentence. The story is compelling, though probably not for everybody.

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead


One of the less know Clive Owen movies. This movie is both formulaic (retired gangster comes out of retirement to avenge his brutalized brother) and poorly done. The storyline is often incoherent and very slow to begin. The violence is not nearly as bad as you would expect (in contrast to Sin City, for example), which is one positive point. This was definitely the worst movie of the weekend.

Stranger Than Fiction


From worst to best. This movie exceeded both of our expectations. Will Farrell playing a subtle comedic role opposite a brilliant Maggie Gyllenhaal a wild Emma Thompson a staid Queen Latifah and a very caffeinated Dustin Hoffman. Marc Forster, who also directed Finding Neverland, does an amazing job of suspending disbelief and bringing people into a multi-faceted dramedy. I would highly recommend this movie to everyone.