Divinity on my feet.

God knows how many hours I spent on drooling over the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection before the release. On Saturday the 14th in rainy and cold October 2009 I ordered these beauties online and today they arrived by mail. The box alone was beautiful and oh the joy of lifting the lid and gazing upon my new shoes. And you know what? They fit and are comfortable! The only “problem” seems to be the outer sole of the shoes. It’s made of some type of soft leather, so I’d better have a more durable sole put on before I start using them.

If only I would have had more money to spend on items from the Jimmy Choo collection. I especially liked the leather jacket and long black dress. I wasn’t much for the handbags though, and who pays over 100 euros for a pair of leather leggings anyway?

What's that? I'm the hottest man in the universe?

Plot summary:

Between world wars, the Whittaker’s estate is sinking; only the iron will of Mrs. Whittaker staves off bankruptcy while she awaits her son John’s return from the continent. To her dismay, he brings a bride: an American widow who races cars. The bride, Larita, thinks she and John will visit and then go to London, where he’ll work and she’ll race. But John is to the manor born, and mother is nothing if not a master at plans and manipulation. Soon it’s all-out war between mother and bride, with John’s father, a burnt out veteran of the Great War, in the bride’s corner ineffectually.

Ramblings: If Colin Firth is in it I have to see it. Those are the words one that has seen Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from 1995 must abide by for all eternity. Oh Mr. Darcy! At the beginning of the movie I was quite unimpressed, was this going to be one of those boring Hollywood cliché flicks? Woman has problem with mother in law, woman finds way to play the mother in law’s game, woman meets sudden obstacle and is near failure, mother in law goes through catharsis and all is well. Well, maybe this structure is present even in this movie, but oh was I pleasantly surprised by the ending! All in all maybe not a masterpiece, but a very entertaining movie with a refreshing hint of originality as far as the plot goes.

Score: 3½ out of 5

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Protip: If your wife has panic attacks and hits her forehead onto the toilet seat until she bleeds, take her to a mental hospital, not to a small cabin in the woods.

Plot summary:

A couple lose their young son when he falls out the window while they have sex in the other room. The mother’s grief consigns her to hospital, but her therapist husband brings her home intent on treating her depression himself. To confront her fears they go to stay at their remote cabin in the woods, “Eden”, where something untold happened the previous summer. Told in four chapters with a prologue and epilogue, the film details acts of lustful cruelty as the man and woman unfold the darker side of nature outside and within.

Creepy images flash by by as the camera films the rapidly moving scenery from a train. Clearly this adds to von Triers artsy-fartsy credibility.

Ramblings: Nordic Council Film Prize I thought, this movie can’t be all that bad! However after seeing a man’s penis, with the balls in on the swinging action, 1 minute and 15 seconds into the movie I knew something was horribly wrong.  For a while nothing really happened, aside from the woman’s erratic behavior escalating step by step. There were some acorns constantly falling on a roof, a talking fox and one helluva bad marriage. Oh, and a lot of lewdness, and not the good kind. Sure, Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gansbourg can act, but Lars von Trier… you are one sick f*ck.

Score: ½ out of 5

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Mark (Schwartzman), Ira (Rogen), and Leo (Hill) are roommates.

Plot summary:

George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira to be his semi-personal assistant as well as his friend.

Ramblings: I was possibly expecting more laughs from this movie, considering the main characters are played by Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, not to mention all the other comedians who make an appearance. In stead I found a much larger part of the plot being devoted to the both physical and mental struggle of George (Sandler) against the disease he has been diagnosed with. While this certainly gives a more interesting aspect to the story it also stagnates the whole movie. In the end what you get is a few chuckles here and there, some small bits of action, but mostly just a lonely comedian living a life of luxury while feeling sorry for himself. Nevertheless the movie gave a pretty interesting inside-view on stand up comedy and many of the supporting actors, such as Jonah Hill and Leslie Mann, did a good performance.

Score: 3 out of 5

Misc.: Check out the trailer at Apple Trailers or read more about the movie at IMDb!