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Coco Chanel (2008)
A bit hokey but great for a Lifetime movie.
This review is from the perspective of a guy who watched this movie with a girl. As far as chick flicks go, this one isn't bad. As far as Lifetime movies go, I think it's excellent. Of course it takes the low road with the whole "men are a bunch of useless, testicle scratching morons that will leave you the first chance they get" thing, but hey. Lifetime, right? I think the movie does a good job of chronicling the professional and personal life of a pretty amazing person- A business woman in France (sometimes occupied France) getting established and making her mark in a pretty interesting industry. I'm sure it's not dead-on accurate, but it's pretty entertaining. I thought Shirley McClaine was a bit out-of-place and the acting in general doesn't make for what I'd call a great drama, but it's watchable.
The Big Chill (1983)
A crash course in apathy and self love.
This movie came up in a conversation I was having with friend of mine (film guy), and he gasped in disbelief when I told him I'd never seen it. So I rented it and made it through the entire thing. Pretty grueling. I kept expecting something to happen. I don't mean a car explosion or anything, just something... It was like an episode of Days of our Lives. A bunch of people talk and talk and screw each other but when it finally and mercifully comes to an end, it's all quite inconsequential. None of the characters seem to care about anything but themselves, and as the viewer, I doubt you'll care about any of them. I wish they'd have introduced the suicidal character before he died, as he would've likely been much more interesting than any of the ones featured. People say the soundtrack is the best part... Unfortunately, I'll never hear The Who's "You Can't Always Get What You Want" again without connecting it to this film. throw on a record and save yourself from having to sit through this grossly overrated self- righteous snooze-fest.