Thursday, February 05, 2004

the well-nourished moon on "Once Upon a Time in Mexico": "Most of the writing on the latter film reminds me of a Shostakovich review shouted from stage during the recent Death of Meyerhold: 'Shostakovich's new symphony is a mess!' I'm slightly embarrassed to have loved every minute of it, even the bad special effects. (especially the handcuffed Depp and Hayek body doubles rag dolling down the side of their hotel onto a moving bus. Also the Banderas chase / fight scene on motorcycle.) Depp as Oedipus-CIA agent: (why am I writing a mastercharge 'priceless' sentence?) superlative, superlative."