Year: 2007
I realize that till now i have only reviewed movies that i particularly liked, on this blog. So i decided to make an exception. My Blueberry Nights(MBN), is one movie that i didn't like at all.
Wong Kar Wai's "Chungking Express" was nice, worth a watch. But if you watch MBN expecting the same, you will be left throughly disappointed.
The film opens promisingly. More so because Jude Law is always a pleasure to watch. In fact he is the only good thing about this movie. The first 30 minutes are actually nice, even though scattered & disorganized, as though someone went haywire with the editing job. Norah Jones, in her acting debut, looks heart wrenchingly lovely, but her acting skills aren't really as wonderful as she is behind her piano, doing what she does best.
The sub plots are just silly. They don't touch a chord, you don't feel for the characters, it seems melodramatic & often so irritating that you are tempted to hit fast forward to get to the end, & get over with it knowing that the lead couple get their happy ending, which of course, they do.
The music of the film is one thing that's commendable, with Cat Power & Norah Jones amongst others. But at some places even the music seems over bearing, over done. It would be much wiser to buy the movie OST CD than waste money on the DVD.
There's nothing much one can write about MBN. The Verdict: Skip this one. If you want to watch a light romance, watch Love Actually instead.
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