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Stealing Beauty
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Liv Tyler and
Jeremy Irons |
| MPAA Rated: |
Video version was
unrated. |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Nope. |
| Date Movie: |
I wouldn't bring a
date to this movie. It's not a chick flick nor is it a guy
movie. It's just screen art. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Nothing too
graphic but everyone is getting some in this movie. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
No |
| Action: |
It's an artsy
movie, come on. |
| Laughs: |
None that I can
remember. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Actually... no. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Nil. |
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Stealing Beauty
A Movie/DVD Review |
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Video was Unrated |
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It's 1:43 Long |
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| A Review by |
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Stu
Gotz |
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A friend told me that Stealing Beauty is one S L 0 W
fucking movie. If that weren't enough, I was also warned that the
characters in the movie are, for the most part, "pretentious,
living-and-dying-for-their-art, wine-drinking, running-around-naked,
self-indulgent-aristocrats." "Not exactly your type of
movie Stu," I was told. "But," I retorted, "If
Liv Tyler gets naked like you say.... That would make the movie
worth seeing." Well.... much to my disappointment Liv only
shows a little boob, and to my surprise I actually didn't think the
movie was all that bad.
Yes the movie was a terribly slow one and, yes, the characters
frivolousness earned them an ass-kicking in my book. What my friend
forgot to tell me is that this movie was written, directed, shot,
and edited in a very European style. Had he told me that going into
the movie I would have understood why pointless characters were
added to the movie; I would have anticipated the useless, and far
too very brief nude scenes; and I would have expected the movie to
have a slow drama-less buildup to a non-climactic intellectual
pay-off in the end. Stealing Beauty is one, long, artistic statement
and if you go into this movie knowing and expecting it to be so, it
ain't all that bad. If your expecting it to be a typical American
"spell-everything-out-for-you,
and-slap-you-with-huge-special-effects" then you'll be
disappointed.
The main character of the movie, Lucy, played by Liv Tyler,
actually reminded me a lot of my friend Angela. Her and Lucy both
have grandiose ideas about passion, romance, and true love. Lucy, as
a child, had spent time in an Italian hippie/artists commune where
she was enamored by a boy. As a young adult she returns to the
commune to have a bust made of her. She also hopes to reacquaint
herself, give herself to her childhood love, and also find out about
a mysterious man mentioned in her dead poet mother's diary. In the
process of self discovery the movie introduces far too many
blue-bloods for this blue collar guy to get along with. I wanted to
scream out to these people "stop being so self centered and get
a real life you fucking slacker!" For example, Lucy is one of
those spoiled artsy kids that thinks they're being original when
writing down feelings and poems in a note book while drinking red
wine and watching the sunset. Whatever.
The movie did strike an emotional chord in me, probably not the
one the producers had intended, but the movie did make me think none
the less. If you shop at used clothes stores, keep a tortured soul
journal, and drink herbal tea you'll probably like this movie. If
you're a Budweiser kind of person and shop regularly at Sears, this
may not be the movie for you. I, however, thought it was OK so I
give Stealing Beauty 2.5 out of 5 stars. |
