I could be petty and pretentious, and say that I had essentially written off Filth and Wisdom as soon as I had heard it was the first feature directed by Madonna, an artist not known for turning in good work when she’s merely acting in a movie. I could be trivial, and say that it was when I saw that there was a typo in the film summary on the back of the box. But in all honesty, it was probably the moment when our lead character, A.K. (Eugene Hutz) states that filth and wisdom are two sides of the same coin, then flips a coin into the air, which the camera indulgently lingers on long after the point has been made. The idea struck me immediately as a dubious one, and the following 84 minutes did nothing to change that.
A.K. lives with fellow Londoners Holly (Holly Weston...
A.K. lives with fellow Londoners Holly (Holly Weston...
- 9/30/2009
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
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