On "The Constant Gardener"
A quickie today: Like
"The Interpreter," the 2005 flick
"The Constant Gardener" (avec Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz) is a white film about Africa. But oh, a heck of a lot more interesting than was
Nicole Kidman's pain and the horrifyingly naive suggestion that the dysfunctional United Nations can save the world all on its lonesome.
"Constant Gardener" is adapted from a
John Le Carre thriller. But it's also a love story. And it tells you everything you need to know about the status of heterosexuality versus homosexuality in the world today. And it tells you everything you need to know about the different ways the two are portrayed on screen in Hollywood movies. If it's a hetero movie, there's hetero sex. Period.
Since this is a thriller, you'll get nothing else out of me.
But one more film recommendation: for a truly great movie that looks at race in America,
"Crash" is now out on video. Directed and written by Paul Haggis -- don't accidentally rent the older
David Cronenberg of the same name.