The Shape of Things
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Movie Reviews of The Shape of Things
Movie Review: How far will you go to change for someone?
Summary: 4 Stars
Neil LaBute directs Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz (new crush of the week and who also produces) in a film where manipulation is really more than just an experiment. We all know LaBute is famous for making films that really dig into how women and men react around each other. This film is no exception in my mind. The transformation that takes place to Rudd under Weisz's suggestions shapes him like a piece of art into something completely different - and all for a specific purpose. That is something I won't say here and suggest you go watch it yourself.It's an interesting film. How far will a guy go when changing his appearence under the suggestion of someone else? Depends on the guy, and in the case of Rudd, he's the perfect target for such a transformation. The dialogue was also enjoyable just because it seemed very realistic in parts. The just the funny comments that Rudd makes gave me more then just a chuckle. I was entertained the entire time. It's the quick wit that gets me sometimes.
Well worth a watch if you ask me.
Movie Review: Dark Illusion
Summary: 4 Stars
I have seen many films but I have never reacted to a film before like I reacted to "The Shape of Things". Towards the end of the film I could't believe what I was seeing. I found myself indentifying with the character of Adam as I experienced the awful feeling that Evelyn had just cut up my insides and put them on display for everyone to critique. What Evelyn did to Adam was a complete violation of trust and a total disregard of consideration toward a human being. By utilizing a false premise of love Evelyn was able to manipulate Adam into doing almost anything to make her happy. She treated Adam like he was a test rat and all he ever did was love her and worship her(it's hard to count Adam's unfaithfulness against him since Evelyn was deceitful from the start). Although it was unfair and cruel, I actually liked this film and highly recommend it to anyone who likes to argue about morality vs. art or for those out there who just think Paul Rudd's cute; he is just adorable in this film (from beginning to end)!:)Movie Review: Fine cruelty
Summary: 4 Stars
Gretchen Mol and Paul Rudd star in "The Shape of Things". Mol plays a college student who takes her obsession with art over the edge. While correcting a "fake art" sculpture in a museum, she meets one of the employees, played by Paul Rudd. One is popular, one isn't due to appearances. The two begin dating. Their relationship turns intense very quickly as the guy quickly changes his looks. Many more people start finding him highly attractive. Many intensities erupt time by time.The producer, the director, and the writer creatively film this movie. Everyone gives their unique outlooks. Paul Rudd acts his role wonderfully. The one complaint is that the screenplay often stretches certain scenes too long. This causes numerous unnecessary repetative scenes. Besides this, "The Shape of Things" is enjoyable viewing for the audience. Many shocking scenes keep everyone watching closely until the shocking end.
Movie Review: **CRUEL INTENTIONS**
Summary: 4 Stars
A surprise ending puts everything into prospective with "The Shape of Things", ..add a standout performance by Rachel Weisz and you've got yourself a very satisfying movie. I know I'm jumping on the bandwagon by praising Rachel Weisz for her superior performance, but she is worth all the hoopla. Even if you end up disliking the movie, you can't say anything bad about her performance. The fact is, you really don't realize how great her work here is until the ending. Sure she's good through-out the whole film, but in the end you'll say.. Oh my God! I compare this movie to CRUEL INTENTIONS.. not because I think they're alike, because they are not. It's more like CRUEL INTENTIONS would have been a perfect title for this film. If you've seen it you know why I think that. If you haven't seen it, check it out and you'll find out why. BOTTOMLINE: A good film w/ even better performances and a unexpected finale.Movie Review: Exquisite Rachel and a mirror to take a look
Summary: 4 Stars
Labute made a good work in the direction of the ascendent Rachel Weisz and the funny and good partner Rudd. All of the characters involve in this film are so regular, like many others moralist in our world. This kind of cruelty is so common in many places with our current modern lives. All the staff understand this and show us regular people in regular situations with regular and raw ends. Noone like the sweettest Weisz to show us the cruelty between loving people that we live every day. My wife still hate the movie, she can't believed that people like them exist but she know very well where to found them. Good movie to hate and remember in some crucial ocasions.