"What a mystery of this world, one day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over."

This is what i watched tonight.  Excellent movie suggested by one of my favorite people.  i have always been a huge fan of Pan's Labrynth, this movie falls very much in the same genre.  it is directed by Tarsem Singh who also did This.  Tarsem proves himself to be a master of visual storytelling and uses a design style that is reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting.  i am a big fan of arts being sampled across mediums and it's done very well in this film.

"Face of Mae West Which May Be Used As An Apartment" 

 Salvador Dali

While Tarsem has mastered the fantasy aspect of this story, the realist side is almost on the same level.  Strong performances and storytelling (no pun intended) by Lee Pace and the most adorable little girl in the world, Catinca Untaru (she's romanian).  These two actors pick up a story that starts slower than it's fantastical counterpart, but once it gets rolling it does nothing but gain momentum.  

A wonderful story that's worth checking out at least once if not multiple times.

Here is a better seller than i am.

it's a Netflix Instant play as well.

Brownie points if you can find all the references to artists... 

(like this one)

The Man With the Bowler Hat

Rene Magritte

Enjoy!