Saturday, December 22, 2007

EASTERN PROMISES (VIGGO MORTENSEN, NAOMI WATTS;2007)


THE WORD "REFRESHING" USED TO MAKE ME THINK ABOUT THE BLACK DEATH, SHIT-MY-PANTS AROMA OF FOLGERS' CLASSIC ROAST. THE ONLY COFFEE THAT CAN PULL YOU OUT OF A DIABETIC COMA AFTER A BENDER WITH A PROSTITUTE NAMED GUM-GUMS. FOLGERS: DRINK IT, SNORT IT... JUST DO IT. "THE BEST PART OF WAKIN' UP..IS FOLGERS IN YOUR CUP." NOT TRUE. THE BEST PART OF WAKING UP IS FIGURING OUT WHERE YOU ARE. I LOVE THEIR ADS. HOWEVER, THE WORD "REFRESHING" NOW MAKES ME THINK ABOUT DAVID CRONENBERG'S FIERCELY ORIGINAL DEPICTION OF THE RUSSIAN MOB IN ENGLAND, WITH HIS LATEST FILM, EASTERN PROMISES. EASTERN PROMISES IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY GRAPHIC STORY OF THE STRANGE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ENGLISH MID-WIFE (NAOMI WATTS) AND A DRIVER FOR THE RUSSIAN MAFIA (VIGGO MORTENSEN). WHAT ENSUES WHEN THESE TWO "WORLDS" COLLIDE IS A BRUTAL RESTRUCTURING, OF THIS PARTICULAR FACTION, OF THE RUSSIAN MAFIA. BEAUTIFULLY ACTED AND VERY DISTURBING, THIS MOVIE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT RUSSIANS HAVE NO TIME FOR CHRISTMAS FAIRY TALES ABOUT UNSHAVEN, OBESE BURGLARS IN RED SUITS, WHO HANG OUT WITH MIDGETS. HO HO HO. RENT THIS TODAY.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

ooooooooh! I saw this one, too graphic, i liked Vigo Mortenson more as the Lord of the Rings. don't rent this one!!!

THE MOVIE JERK said...

DON'T MESS WITH MY MONEY SWEATERTON. I'LL BURN YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN.

Anonymous said...

I firmly agree with sweaterton, this one was a .5 star on my radar screen. get with the program movie jerk!

THE MOVIE JERK said...

screw you and the horse you rode in on gary. i don't need you or sweaterton. now click on some ads.

Anonymous said...

What cynical pussy brained, clit lipped fucking losers thought this wasn't one of the best films of the year??? Just curious

THE MOVIE JERK said...

I DON'T KNOW MR. WADS BUT WE'LL FIND THEM. BACK TO HANGING ORNAMENTS....

Anonymous said...

fu wads, you clearly have a face for radio.