An edgier “Kramer vs Kramer”?
Posted in: Movie Reviews on May 18, 2006 at 11:33 pm by Glenn.
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
My Rating: 9/10
I haven’t seen a movie this good in a while. The directing and cinematography wasn’t all that great but the writing was brilliant and the acting was superb! Some shots seemed to set the tone well, but it was inconsistent throughout. I guess that’s what you get from a writer who directed his own script.
Aside from that…
This movie had conflict from the first second you step into it. And every scene had layers of character, tons of conflict, and emotion. I was hooked from the start and it kept me hooked till the end. Be prepared to get uncomfortable and uneasy watching this film. But also be prepared to watch some awesome writing and acting.
One sidenote: There was an inline skater that skates through the scene 15 minutes in and this story takes place in the mid-80s. It seemed out of place. Although Rollerblade had inline skates around back then, it just seemed out of place in this movie as this takes place in 1986.
Another sidenote: They played the infamous ‘train scene music score’ from “Risky Business” when Frank Berkman (Owen Kline) was doing… well… some risky business of his own. I loved that music in “Risky Business” and it definitely sets a tone for the Owen Kline scenes for those who remember the song.
