Thursday, August 26, 2010

"We're only as loved as we think we are."

The Night Listener is not great but it's pretty damn creepy. I figured out the twist immediately and had the same reaction as Bobby Cannavale's character - um, duh. However, I don't think the twist was necessarily the point of the movie. The process Robin Williams's character goes through investigating the mystery of a young boy who was supposedly horrifically abused and now dying of AIDS is still very interesting and freaked me out a lot, owing mostly to Toni Collette's spooky performance. I have loved her since Muriel's Wedding, and although I know a lot of people can't stand her in The United States of Tara (Brandon included), I am a fan so I enjoyed it. Brandon didn't enjoy it quite as much, mostly because he felt like they pulled a bait and switch with him on the Kulkin involvement ("I love that kid!") but he still liked it.

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