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Strange Planet
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by Fox Lorber
Sales Rank: 82212
Price: $9.98
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<I>Strange Planet</I> captures a year in the intertwined lives of a gaggle of young Australians. Judy (Claudia Karvan) aspires to work in television and gets involved with an older tv executive (Hugo Weaving, <I>The Matrix</I>, <I>Proof</I>). Judy's roommate Alice (Naomi Watts, <I>Mulholland Drive</I>, <I>The Ring</I>) struggles to get over a breakup after two years; Joel (Aaron Jeffery) is reeling from the collapse of his marriage; Ewan (Tom Long) loses faith in being a lawyer and becomes a taxi driver. It's a bit like an elaborate episode of <I>Friends</I>, except that <I>Strange Planet</I> dives into much richer and more complex emotional territory. Comic discussions about biology and love are counterpointed by doubt, loss, and simple confusion--which the sharp writing, directing, and acting manages to make real while maintaining a fluid and dexterous storyline. The conclusion may be too tidy, but you'll feel like these well-drawn characters have earned it. <I>--Bret Fetzer</I>
Viewer Reviews
i found this at the library. most of the movies i watch are indie or foreign films. i like the indie stuff, because most indie filmmakers concentrate more on content rather than action or special effects. naomi watts( the ring 1 and 2) is good here as a woman getting over getting dumped. the guy who dumps her in the scene is a cad and is throughly heartless about it. hugo weaving ( the matrix ) is a womanizing television executive who has a fling with judy, who knows he's married, but jumps into it in order to further her career. Tom is a womanizer who has commitment issues. in one scene, the woman he gets pregnant calls him up to tell him that she's going to get an abortion, he's about as sympathetic to her as if she's gotten a tooth pulled. none of these characters were clearly good or bad, which was why i liked them.
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