An intelligent film of careful balances, where the past is weighed against the future, horror against hope, capitalism against socialism, faith against secularism, death against life. The viciousness of its satire, and the ambivalence of its final images, leave a bitter aftertaste which ensures that its message of cautious optimism, though sweet, never becomes too cloying.
Archives for 2004
Monster’s Ball
Its about neither monsters nor a ball but its worth a look if you fancy a bit of good old fashioned wretchedness.