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<blockquote data-quote="ashdoc" data-source="post: 199491" data-attributes="member: 15932"><p><strong>Re: Ashdoc's movie review---couple of old movies i saw on DVD</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Passion play ( 2010 )---</strong></p><p></p><p>Sometimes it's good to read reviews panning a bad film before you actually see it . You don't expect anything from the film , and when it is somewhat better than what the reviews suggested , you feel great !! </p><p></p><p>That's what happened to my program of watching Passion play on DVD .</p><p></p><p>I found that this odd movie had something to hold my interest ; maybe I found it's very eccentricity to be interesting....</p><p></p><p>The leading actor Mickey Rourke plays the role of an oddball character in a movie which has been made---most probably---by an oddball himself . He actually is stupid enough to sleep with the wife of a notorious gangster , and in revenge he is going to be bumped of by the gangster's hitman in the desert . But is saved just in the nick of time by some native Americans , or so it seems....</p><p></p><p>As Mickey wanders back , he stumbles onto a circus that crops up from nowhere . How come a circus springs up in the middle of the desert ?? As I told you , the whole movie is as odd as it gets and it keeps getting odder....</p><p></p><p>.....For in the circus , Mickey finds a beautiful girl ( Megan Fox ) with wings !! Yes , real wings !! </p><p></p><p>Is she an angel or just a freak of nature ?? Wait for the answer to this at the end of the movie.....</p><p></p><p>Anyway , Mickey wants to help Megan run away from the drudgery of the circus and it's owner who is exploiting her . But the owner of the circus finds this out and is about to kill Mickey with the bite of a poisonous snake . But Megan saves his life ( once again Mickey is saved at the door of death !!...or is he ?? ) and together they run off....</p><p></p><p>And the inevitable happens---the two fall in love and make love , the considerable impediment of the wings in lovemaking not withstanding . But what is more eccentric than watching a man make love to a woman with wings is the oddity of the pairing between the fifty plus aged Mickey Rourke and the 20 something Megan Fox---the two look horribly mismatched from the word go....</p><p></p><p>......Or maybe Megan who has seen only exploitation all her life finds something real and pure in the love and care that Mickey showers on her , and falls in love with that . There is something intriguing even in the corny parts of the movie , and I found myself wanting to know what lay ahead....</p><p></p><p>However the death threat of the gangster who originally wanted him killed ( played by Bill Murray ) hangs above Mickey's head , and Mickey decides to let Bill Murray earn money by displaying his winged girl at shows---a freak that is bound to attract crowds . In return Mickey wants Murray to spare his life .</p><p></p><p>But once Murray lays his eyes on her , he wants to keep the beautiful Megan for himself . </p><p></p><p>And when Mickey loses Megan , he realizes the depth of his love for her and wants her back at all costs . And he is willing to die for that....</p><p></p><p>The slogan of the movie is---'Love is stronger than death' . </p><p></p><p>So will love prove to be stronger than death ?? Will the star crossed lovers be able to get back together ?? And do girls with wings really exist , or are they stuff of fictional stories like mermaids ?? Watch the movie for the answers....</p><p></p><p>The colours of the movie are rich and vibrant , and the photography is excellent . </p><p>The background music has real depth and feeling and is worth hearing .</p><p></p><p>Inspite of these factors , what works against the movie is the inability of the director to decide whether he wants to make an art movie or a commercial one . There are some movies which straddle both sides but the director cannot make this one like any of them .</p><p></p><p>Of course , there is something intriguing about the story of an elderly former heroin addict ( Mickey Rourke ) and a girl with wings who fall in love . And something more intriguing about a gangster ( Murray ) who throws a spanner in the works . Also the same about the circus owner who is searching for his girl and for some revenge on Mickey.... </p><p></p><p>Mickey Rourke plays the role of a man who always stumbles in life , and is always on the way of stumbling out of it....</p><p>But somewhere I could empathize with the love he feels for the beautiful but god forsaken girl who has wings , and I thought that he was the man to play an oddball to perfection....</p><p></p><p>Megan Fox looks confused in some scenes , and Bill Murray is only okay....</p><p>But it is not a regular film and does not depend on the acting of it's star cast . Rather it is film which is attractive because of it's 'strangeness' .</p><p></p><p>And the strangeness I thought , was attractive enough....</p><p></p><p>Verdict----At least I liked it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ashdoc, post: 199491, member: 15932"] [b]Re: Ashdoc's movie review---couple of old movies i saw on DVD[/b] [B]Passion play ( 2010 )---[/B] Sometimes it's good to read reviews panning a bad film before you actually see it . You don't expect anything from the film , and when it is somewhat better than what the reviews suggested , you feel great !! That's what happened to my program of watching Passion play on DVD . I found that this odd movie had something to hold my interest ; maybe I found it's very eccentricity to be interesting.... The leading actor Mickey Rourke plays the role of an oddball character in a movie which has been made---most probably---by an oddball himself . He actually is stupid enough to sleep with the wife of a notorious gangster , and in revenge he is going to be bumped of by the gangster's hitman in the desert . But is saved just in the nick of time by some native Americans , or so it seems.... As Mickey wanders back , he stumbles onto a circus that crops up from nowhere . How come a circus springs up in the middle of the desert ?? As I told you , the whole movie is as odd as it gets and it keeps getting odder.... .....For in the circus , Mickey finds a beautiful girl ( Megan Fox ) with wings !! Yes , real wings !! Is she an angel or just a freak of nature ?? Wait for the answer to this at the end of the movie..... Anyway , Mickey wants to help Megan run away from the drudgery of the circus and it's owner who is exploiting her . But the owner of the circus finds this out and is about to kill Mickey with the bite of a poisonous snake . But Megan saves his life ( once again Mickey is saved at the door of death !!...or is he ?? ) and together they run off.... And the inevitable happens---the two fall in love and make love , the considerable impediment of the wings in lovemaking not withstanding . But what is more eccentric than watching a man make love to a woman with wings is the oddity of the pairing between the fifty plus aged Mickey Rourke and the 20 something Megan Fox---the two look horribly mismatched from the word go.... ......Or maybe Megan who has seen only exploitation all her life finds something real and pure in the love and care that Mickey showers on her , and falls in love with that . There is something intriguing even in the corny parts of the movie , and I found myself wanting to know what lay ahead.... However the death threat of the gangster who originally wanted him killed ( played by Bill Murray ) hangs above Mickey's head , and Mickey decides to let Bill Murray earn money by displaying his winged girl at shows---a freak that is bound to attract crowds . In return Mickey wants Murray to spare his life . But once Murray lays his eyes on her , he wants to keep the beautiful Megan for himself . And when Mickey loses Megan , he realizes the depth of his love for her and wants her back at all costs . And he is willing to die for that.... The slogan of the movie is---'Love is stronger than death' . So will love prove to be stronger than death ?? Will the star crossed lovers be able to get back together ?? And do girls with wings really exist , or are they stuff of fictional stories like mermaids ?? Watch the movie for the answers.... The colours of the movie are rich and vibrant , and the photography is excellent . The background music has real depth and feeling and is worth hearing . Inspite of these factors , what works against the movie is the inability of the director to decide whether he wants to make an art movie or a commercial one . There are some movies which straddle both sides but the director cannot make this one like any of them . Of course , there is something intriguing about the story of an elderly former heroin addict ( Mickey Rourke ) and a girl with wings who fall in love . And something more intriguing about a gangster ( Murray ) who throws a spanner in the works . Also the same about the circus owner who is searching for his girl and for some revenge on Mickey.... Mickey Rourke plays the role of a man who always stumbles in life , and is always on the way of stumbling out of it.... But somewhere I could empathize with the love he feels for the beautiful but god forsaken girl who has wings , and I thought that he was the man to play an oddball to perfection.... Megan Fox looks confused in some scenes , and Bill Murray is only okay.... But it is not a regular film and does not depend on the acting of it's star cast . Rather it is film which is attractive because of it's 'strangeness' . And the strangeness I thought , was attractive enough.... Verdict----At least I liked it... [/QUOTE]
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