DVD : 2/5 Rating : Alfie

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IMHO REVIEW :
saw this movie some time ago - here's my review

it had promise... too bad it didn't have the right cinemontographer, director, etc... what do i mean by that? to my surprise the story wasn't that bad! i say this because the reviews i had seen / heard when this movie was in theaters were aweful. so i wasn't expecting much... but to my surprise the overall story was pretty darn good - the acting (especially by jude law) was pretty good as well... so why did i not love this movie.

well for one - the bloodie heavy handedness of the visuals. the random large words - which is suppose to look like ads? but is just over the top messaging by the bloodie director. YUCK! it insults me as a viewer that they have to be so blunt. the look of the movie... the bloodie thing had three different looks! WTF! that's right - in the beginning it's got a slick MTV look to it - meaning the lighting is over the top, everyone looks beautiful, etc.. etc.. then suddenly the lighting changes to be drab, cold, etc... the change is too harsh, again - very heavy handed.

the overall story is the same ol story. player luckie enough to find good women - but screws it up cause his selfish and is constantly looking for something better - when he loses what he had then he comes to the realization... oh shit i had something good.

bottom line - it's an 'eh' movie - it did make me curious about the original though - gonna que the original on netflix.