I finally saw "21 grams" the other night

[bigwillq]

and I thought it was one of the best movies of last year.


I love when movies go back and forth with time. The movie was like a jigsaw puzzle and all the pieces were scattered all over the place but in the end the pieces all fit together.


Excellent performances from the 3 leads:

Sean Penn
Naomi Watts
Benicio Del Toro


Watts especially delivered a heartbreaking, powerful performance. I thought she was just as good as oscar winner Charlize Theron.

[WindRavenX]

1. I loved that film

But you're right, it is a very heavy, very complex movie. I can't remember, but I thought it was a disapointment at the awards. It wasn't an easy movie to watch, but it was, as you said, one of the top films of the last year.

[bigwillq]

2. I think it was too somber and dark

for the Academy to embrace. But another one of my faves, "Mystic River" did well. But that movie had Mr. Eastwood behind it and the academy loves him.

Just watch-His new one "Million Dollar Baby" will be nominated for several awards come January.

[burythehatchet]

3. when did Sean Penn become such an amazing actor

21 G and Mystic River are 2 of my fav recent films.

[WindRavenX]

4. He is amazing, isn't he?

Top actor of the past decade.

[bigwillq]

6. I would agree with that statement

:hi:

[Kire]

17. can't wait for "The Assassination of Richard Nixon"

supposed to be very "haunting"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364961/#comment

[bigwillq]

5. I thought he always has been a great actor

Even in "Fast times at ridgemont high"

[m0nkeyneck]

8. fast times was his best ..by far ;-)

[vptpt]

7. First time I saw Benicio Del Toro

I thought, "Wow, who beat the shit out of Brad Pitt?"

[bigwillq]

9. LOL!!

:hi:

[Ekirh]

10. Sean Penn was good

in this movie... but it was Del Toro's performance that rocked me. However, like you said excellent performances from the three leads...... and I watched Monster... and I agree.. I don't think Charlize Theron's performance was ALL amazing as a lot of people said it was.. Naomi Watts...... was just about equal with her on this.

[bigwillq]

11. Yeah, Del Toro was amazing but he always is

except in that cannibal movie. I forget the name at this moment.

I thought Theron was great although I hated the movie.

You should rent the documentary on Aileen ?Sp? by Nick Greenwood, I believe that's his name. After you watch that, you realize how good Theron was. She nails her gestures and body language. Plus, the makeup job was outstanding.

[Ekirh]

12. I've actually considered...

Renting that... Alrighty.. I'll bite.. I'll rent it... and see if my opinion changes.

You are right about the make up though. Agreement on this.

[bigwillq]

13. It's worth the rental

Aileen was such a wack job but her childhood had a lot to do with that.

[pretzel4gore]

14. remember penn in 'the falcon and the snowman'?

with tim hutton playing lead in a true story about christopher royce (?) dam i forget the spelling....anyway, penn played royce's friend in a scheme to sell secrets to russians during reagan era.....both were caught and went to prison...royce escaped and was free in pacific northwest for a few years but America Most Wanted, i believe, tipped a rat off who turned royce in. chris was recently released after serving his sentence (i have no idea about the friend whom sean penn played)
For anyone who doesn't know, Chris Royce was son of a US military/intelligence heavy who got a job at 'TRW' or somesuch based on his father's connections. At TRW Royce had top secret clearnce, and he was amazed at the homer simpson like atmosphere (blast doors were propped open with chairs, communication room equipoment was used to order pizza, drugs and booze were used routinely etc) Royce also found out about the CIA sabatoging of australian labour unions and other stuff...he resented the brainlessness of the things he found...to retaliate, he sold secret to the russians, (the money was justification; but royce never cared about the money) and of course got caught..along with mordecai vannunu and leonard peltier chris royce should be considered a hero for fighting the Great Dull Beast ...some may consider him a traitor, but no one who knows the story does
btw 21 Grams was a superb movie, as was Mystic River

[bigwillq]

15. I liked the 'Falcon'

Good stuff.

[slutticus]

16. That was a great movie.

Benicio Del Toro rules!