back to the beat

Posted in Film by Ashley : July 8, 2005

So I finally got around to watching The Saddest Music in the World. Though, yea, it was pretentious, his whole directorial concept is pretentious, so how much can I hold it against him. It was only the second Guy Maddin film that I have seen but I suppose it could be said that, so far, I like his stuff. The main problem I had with this film was the casting of Mark McKinney in the lead role. While I do like the Kids in the Hall just fine, I feel that the way that he played the character brought just a tad too much levity to the movie. Just because the movie is a bit silly and pretentious doesn’t mean that the actors should act like it is.

I also settled down to watch The Devil Rides Out which, while it isn’t the finest Christopher Lee film, I always find Charles Gray’s brand of evil to be a refreshing view. And I always find the Satanic Rites deals to be pretty well entertaining.

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