The Man in the Iron Mask

Few people had kind words to say about this, but I liked it. Sure, it was a bit predictable, but stories like this usually are. I think people didn’t like it because of a subconscious backlash against Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie came out soon after Titanic. I think people wanted Hollywood’s golden boy to flounder a little. Sure, this movie wasn’t awesome or anything, but it was decent.

 

Lolita

Another disturbing movie. A man falls in love (or at least in lust) with a 14-year-old girl… who happens to be his stepdaughter (after he marries her mom in order to stay close to the family). The girl is totally wacko (and not at all innocent), and he is an obsessed pervert. What a couple! I suppose that’s simplifying it a bit too much… The plot shows how each of them becomes who they are. So, we’re not just presented with a couple of screwed up people, we’re presented with a couple of somewhat normal people who slip or get pushed over the edge. As you can probably guess, they don’t go on living happily ever after. The whole thing is pretty tragic. I was a little annoyed by the sound in the movie… the dialogue was really quiet, while the background noises were really loud. I had to crank up the volume to hear people talk, and then BOOM! a car would drive by. Maybe I just had a crummy tape though. The direction of the movie was pretty good – there were a lot of well filmed scenes. If you don’t mind seeing a movie of such subject matter, go see it. But, if you do mind you will likely be repulsed.