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Summary: a picture is worth a thousand words
Review: This film ranks among the best films I've ever seen, but since I didn't care for the sound track and the acting could have been better, I give it 4 stars. My favorite films all have three things in common; they all make some sort of profound statement(s) are hard to forget and usually have at least one character or experiences that I can relate to in some way. The film is about how people tend to focus on the superficial aspects of things or their shapes, hence the title "The Shape of Things". The two main characters in the film are a grad student and a security guard. The grad student (the girl) is an artsy type and the security guard can be described as an akward and shy young man. The two meet in a museum in front of a large semi-nude statue. The girl gets his attention by walking too close to the statue. After being asked to step back, she doesn't budge and continues to defy him by ignoring what he says. The security guard doesn't have the guts to assert himself, so the young woman continues to stand close and break more rules by taking pictures of the statue and she even pulls out a can spraypaint. The two get into sort of an akward conversation and decide to see each other again. They fall in love with one another and start dating. Everything seems fine up to a point but the first person to discover that something is not quite right is another female friend of the security guard. Although I didn't predict exactly what was going to happen at the end, I seriously thought that something much worse or sinister was going to happen so I was prepared but still surprised. From the very beginning of the film, I think anyone who has common sense could easily see that one of the characters in particular has a few screws lose and would be best left alone. I could also tell by one of the characters answers that someone's leg is being pulled. The character's demeanor, behavior and appearance spelled TROUBLE from the very beginning. The "stunt" that was pulled in the film would not blow over well with everybody. The antagonist had to be very selective of the target. This is one of those films that can cause people to talk for hours because it's so unique and has so many interesting ramifications.
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Summary: Not for those who don¿t have a brain in their head.
Review: This is a really great movie, and Rachel Weisz is outstanding as the deceitful Art student who makes Paul Rudd into the perfect man. This is the thinking mans horror movie, and that is because this is honest about the problems that people face in relationships today, and the choices they make to feel safe. The things that happen to this poor guy happens every day to men and women, and if those who complain about the message this movie makes are those who really can't think for themselves and really don't have a brain in their heads. Rachel Weisz and Paul Rudd give Oscar caliber performances, and if they are not recognize by awards time, then there is a crime being committed here. Hands down, the best movie of the year.
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Summary: conversation starter
Review: though the language is a bit stagey, the actors embody the characters. evelyn is a fascinating character to watch unfold, and the way she changes the lives of those around her is very entertaining to watch. paul rudd positively is the geeky, gangly dork he plays, and transitions smoothly into something alarmingly different by the end. he really does become a different person. the cold, calculating cruelty of one woman is awe inspiring and worthy of great conversation afterward. this movie delivers!
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Summary: I am still thinking about this movie.
Review: What a movie. I never saw the ending coming and it had my jaw on the floor. Rachel Weiz was simply perfect as the art student turning Paul Rudd into a "perfect man." You fall in love with her and then she rips your heart right out. This movie is well worth everyone's time. Push away those Hollywood garbage on your Blockbuster shelfs, and pick this movie up ASAP!
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Summary: We forgive you for your nose job, Rachel!!!
Review: When I first saw the preview for this film, I imagined it would be an updated version of the 80s Patrick Dempsey vehicle, Can't Buy Me Love. If you ask me there aren't enough Patrick Dempsey movies. The problem, apart from the hypocritical premise that the one who manipulates the other into a media driven, beautifying makeover is free to criticize their own horrible monster, is that the acting resembles community theater with really unnatural choreography of movement. I couldn't tell if the actors met their marks in the park scene (though seeing Paul Rudd smiling on the little horsey went far to beat us over the heads with his dorkiness) or if the dialogue was as humorously stiff as intended, but the main thing that was a struggle to endure was the vague character motive. Sure, let's all suspend our disbelief enough that we adhere to the tenet that attractive people are inherently ignorant and rude and that the less attractive by definition possess a tangible sweetness, but do we have to endure several elongated scenes on the issue until we pray that Ms. Weisz let us in on what she has already made tediously obvious? Don't get me wrong. She was great in About A Boy, playing yet another attractive and eligible woman, but after this ponderously vague diatribe, I really hope someone cancels her Cosmo subscription. Based on the limited character development, as far as I could tell, the dorky sculpture in progress, played by Paul Rudd, had become horrible because he returned the kiss of the woman he had been harboring a crush on and was, therefore, subject to public humiliation a la the "performance art" dénouement. Bad, Paul! Bad! It didn't matter that Rachel's affection for him was a lie and a part of her thesis, because we were supposed to identify with that secret hidden desire to be shallow and finally kiss someone and exude confidence...between snores. Well, apparently there was some true affection because Rachel became tearful at some points but all of this was lost on us via the sudden ending. I think this was meant to signify that it was an "art film" that makes you think. It made me think, as abhorrent as the concept sounds, that I should wear sunglasses on my head. Now that is what I call performance art! God, where is Patrick Dempsey now that we truly need him?
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Summary: MOVIE FALLS FLAT...and Yes, I am a man and "got it."
Review: Wow, I have to disagree with the majority of the reviewers of this sorry excuse for entertainment. I thought that story was full of potential: a beautiful woman proving she can manipulate a man, particularly a vulnerable man. There was no doubt that an attractive woman is capable of such actions, and there are plenty of men more than willing to be taken advantage of. What I waited over one hour for was to try to understand why would a woman want to make these changes. The explanation at the end did not seem believable at all. I was more than a little disappointed! [...]
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