Wednesday, January 30, 2008

NOTES ON A SCANDEL (CATE BLANCHETT, JUDI DENCH, ANDREW SIMPSON;2006)



THIS MOVIE REVOLVES AROUND A NEW ART TEACHER’S ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH ONE OF HER 15 YEAR OLD STUDENTS. THE ART TEACHER IS PLAYED BY KATE BLANCHETT. SHORTLY AFTER THEY BEGIN THEIR CONTROVERSIAL SEXCAPADE, 007’S BOSS, A MANIPULATIVE, LONELY, OLD, LESBIAN ENGLISH TEACHER, BLACKMAILS THE TWO LOVERS. NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE AUDIENCE IS SUCKED INTO WATCHING AN HOUR AND A HALF OF DISGUSTING HUMAN BEHAVIOR. HOWEVER, I ENJOYED THIS FILM BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAD AN AFFAIR WITH MY HIGH SCHOOL ART TEACHER. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DIDN’T LOOK LIKE CATE BLANCHETT. SHE WAS ABOUT A DEUCE EIGHTY AND RESEMBLED A VIKING WARRIOR. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, SHE LOOKED MORE LIKE JUDI DENCH. WE ALSO DIDN’T EXPERIENCE ANY BLACKMAIL. I LIKE TO BELIEVE THE FACULTY TURNED A BLIND EYE OUT OF RESPECT FOR MY AMBITION. THEY MUST’VE REALIZED I’D DO ANYTHING FOR AN "A," AND ACCEPTANCE TO ITT TECH. IN HINDSIGHT, I MIGHT’VE TAKEN IT TOO FAR, WHEN I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE ABUSED BY A WOMAN WHO COULD'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A NORDIC SAILOR….500$ A WEEK OF THERAPY AND I STILL LIMP LIKE A ONE LEGGED PIRATE. ANYWAY, LIKE THEY SAY, HINDSIGHT'S 20/20! THAT BEING SAID, I RECOMMEND YOU APPROACH THIS FILM WITH CAUTION. PRESS "PLAY" EXPECTING TERRIFIC ACTING AND A DIRTY, SEXY BATTLE BETWEEN THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE UGLY.

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