Monday, March 28, 2005
Did Russell watch too much Ionesco?
I heart Huckabees was pretty piss poor. Russell's an odd director. Fine first movie with Spanking the Monkey, then the weak & disappointing Flirting with disaster, followed by 3 kings (added resonance with GWII), and this tripe. Did Russell watch too many Ionesco plays as a youth & decide to create a post-modern Ionesco movie?
What i don't understand is why an actress of Isabelle Huppert's stature would not toss away a script with a scene that reads:
What i don't understand is why an actress of Isabelle Huppert's stature would not toss away a script with a scene that reads:
- Man rubs mud on your leg
- You dunk man's head into muddy water
- He dunks your head into muddy water
- You kiss with muddy water all over your faces followed by
- Simulated sex doggie style with you lying on some rock
Just toss the script then.
