Slowly Learning...

So before I leave, here are my thoughts on the last three films that I've seen (in short format):

Short Bus:
Let's start with the obvious, it's no Hedwig. Not even close, but it's still got its moments. The film is definitely on the edge, and almost accurately realistic in it's in your face sexual nature. The main problem I found is that it almost felt like a musical (almost never a good thing in my book), but without the music. It had that stage-type, over the top style to it that comes from the stage, and never works on the big screen. Better luck next time.
RATING: Worth a mid-level Netflix (but only if you can stomache the graphic sexual nature of it all).

The Illusionist:
I originally got this movie confused with The Prestige (Hollywood has got to stop releasing so many obviously similar movies at the same time), but eventually I got all that sorted out. This is the one with Tyler Durden, not Batman starring in it... So now that that one is settled, what about the film? I'm a big Ed Norton fan, and somehow after everthing I see him in (even stuff like The Italian Job) I like him more. But you do have to take him with Jessica Biel in this one (pretty, but not much on the acting side). Thankfully (**Semi-Spoiler Alert**) she dies and isn't that big a part of the film. Another plus is the "classic"? style it's shot in. It gives it that very old-timey feel to it with the yellow hue to everything and the blurry/bunrt out edges of the film. It really does help to set the mood for the entire film. However, Paul Giamatti has given us better performances, and he just seems a little out of place for most of the film. **More Semi-Spoiler Alert** And the "twist" at the end isn't that much of a twist after all. Anyone who's seen any sort of thriller-style movie will have hashed it all out long before the end. But all in all it was a very entertaining film.
RATING: Worth the $5 double feature price I paid (and probably more), Worth a rather high Netflix rental.

The Science of Sleep:
I'm going to keep this one short and sweet for you all with just a short checklist of questions.
1 - Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and did you like it?
2 - Do strange, twisting, nearly impossible to follow story lines entice you?
3 - Did you think that Eternal Sunshine was too easy to follow and understand?
4 - Does a movie in three different languages interest you?
5 - Especially when some of those languages are poorly spoken and literaly translated?
6 - Do you like to laugh?

If you answered "yes" to 1-3 of those questions you should probably see this movie. If you answered "yes" to 4-5 of those questions you should definitely see this movie. If you answered "yes" to all 6 of them, then you must see this movie.

However, on one negative note, there did seem like there were bits missing at times, like they were left on the cutting room floor, or just left out to the script for some odd reason (perhaps Gondry needed Kaufman, one of the other greatest imaginative minds in script writing, to help him work it all out better). So you do have to be prepared for what seem like gaps or leaps in the progression of the characters.
RATING: Worth almost any full priced admission ticket, Put it on the top of your Netflix list.