> I just saw Deep End, the new movie by the pair who
made Suture. It's a
> nice noir with some unusual aspects. Instead of a
man trying to save
> either himself or a woman (deserving or not), this
noir has a mother
> straining to protect her family. It's a nice switch
and plays out well.
> Tilda Swinton is great in the lead role.
I was wondering when someone was going to mention "the deep
end" especially after all this talk about "Memento". I think
I'd describe it as noir in broad daylight. It's crisp, taut
and well worth seeing even if the story jumps the tracks in
the final reel. It's based on a story by Elisabeth Sanxay
Holding who supposedly (or is this hyperbole) was a favorite
of Chandler and Hitchcock both. Anyone read her?
P.S. Haven't been following the male/female gender bigotry
conversation, but I thought it interesting that the female
lead in "the deep end" is surrounded by nothing but weak men.
The husband is absent, the grandfather is blisfully unawares
of everything around him, and she has to clean up the mess of
her son. Even the blackmailer is (initially) under the thumb
of his partner.
Brad
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