Weekend Movies

[kybearfuzz]

Thanks for the well-wishes from my last post, guys, it means a lot :)

Last night, I met up with Brian (cincycub) for dinner at ZA's (formerly Uno's). I fell off the low carb wagon for the night after a slightly stressful day at the office. Pizza is just soooo good! After dinner, we ventured down to the Esquire theater to catch Transamerica with aaron1978 and his hubby Sean.


Felicity Huffman as transsexual Bree in Transamerica
The movie was very entertaining, containing lots of humor in an almost slapstick sort of way. Felicity Huffman is remarkable as Bree, the pre-op transsexual woman who finds out that she fathered a son who is in trouble with the law. It's not the make-up that sells the character, but Huffman's drop in voice, awkward feminine mannerisms, and shyness (much I'm sure like a true person going through this change) that earned her that Golden Globe for the role. I had to be reminded that it was her. You also get to see brilliant Irish actress Fionnula Flanagan as Bree's disapproving white trash mom and favorite Canadian actor Graham Greene as Bree's smitten good samaritan. The movie was wonderful, thoroughly enjoyable, and I highly recommend it.

I felt the strong need for escapism today. After a late workout, I decided to treat myself to a matinee of Nanny McPhee. I am a sucker for funny Disney-esque movies, despite the fact that I know that I'm going to have to put up with many childen. Strangely, they were fairly well behaved this time.

The story is that of a recent widower, played by a very handsome Colin Firth, whose seven unruly children have driven off the last 17 nannies. The Brown family is supported by a rich, overbearing great aunt, played by the wonderful Angela Lansbury, who stipulates that in order for the support to continue, Mr. Brown must get remarried within the month. Enter Nanny McPhee, a mysterious and unattractive prim and proper stranger who appears suddenly in their time of need to bring the house and the children under control. Emma Thompson never looked so strange.

With a strike of her walking cane, Nanny McPhee can make magic happen, including making the donkey dance. She's the anti-Mary Poppins, in that she can be rather wicked in her dealing with the kids when they act up, showing them that they are clever, but not as much as she. There are parts where the humor seems forced and it can seem a bit too sugar-coated, but overall the movie is very entertaining and there is a happy ending. I also like how movies are now making the end credits fun too, they roll with animations for this one.

Comments

[rixtur.livejournal.com]

Transamerica was excellent. LOVED IT! If "Breakfast on Pluto" comes to your town, make time to see that too.