You know when someone asks if you’ve seen their favourite movie and say you seen “parts of it” because you don’t want to seem like a total pop culture pariah? Yeah, we do too—and we hate ourselves for it! That’s why every other week, we’ve vowed to watch at least one movie we’ve put off, ignored, rejected or just plain-out forgotten about. Join us as recount the popping of our cinematic cherries, complete with awkward, over-analytical details!
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DATE RELEASED: December 17, 2003
DATE WATCHED: November 26, 2011
WHY NOW? My sister wanted to. So, seeing as Charlize Theron won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and SAG award for her performance in it, I said sure. Plus, it seems like she's got a big year ahead with Young Adult out this Friday, and Snow White & the Huntsman and Prometheus on the way.
WHY NOT THEN? I remember all the talk about her make-up "transformation," from the glamourous red carpet gal to a homeless prostitute (much like they talked about Nicole Kidman's nose in The Hours, which I also haven't seen). But as a young teen, a drama about a hooker-turned-serial killer was just too much drama for me. I was watching X2 and Dreamcatcher and Kill Bill instead. (I also missed another brilliant drama, Cold Mountain, that year too.)
EXPECTATIONS:
- Charlize as the best I've ever seen her. (Mind you, I haven't seen her in much. But I have seen The Cider House Rules.)
- Slow drama that builds into intense moments, but for the most part, crawls along.
- A disturbing, true story.
- Not much else. After all, it took eight years to convince me to see it.
