Saw Monster and 21 Grams over the weekend. Charlize Theron certainly deserved an Oscar for her performance in Monster. She was superb. It was a good movie too. I really liked it. I thought this movie provided a window into the harrowing life and often uphill struggle that destitute people suffer from. It was agonizing to see how Charlize's character tried to valiantly leave the life of a hooker behind, but was sucked back into it after all her gallant efforts to find a straight line of work failed miserably. I'd highly recommend this movie.
21 Grams was a good movie too. Apparently people lose 21 grams at the precise moment of their death. Great acting by Sean Penn but nothing compared to his potrayal of a handicapped single father in "I am Sam". I forget who the lady actor was, but she did a good job too. I have seen 3 or 4 movies now including this one, where the movie starts out going backward. The film begins with the last scene and then seemingly rewinds. This movie felt like it was broken up into chapters. Each chapter began with a scene from the end, then rewound to tell the story that led upto that scene. I guess this style is becoming a film genre by itself.
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