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| ACTORS: | Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Lauren Bacall |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Jonathan Glazer |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Line Home Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 794043783821 |
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Customer Reviews of Birth
Beautiful film...but very boring Genre: Drama/Thriller <
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>This movie only saved itself in my book because of Nicole Kidman's wonderful performance and the amazing cinematography and soundtrack. The story itself was weak, uninspired, pointless, and did nothing to entertain the audience. It seemed as though the director made this movie for his own enjoyment and didn't care that it might put the audience to sleep. It's sad because this movie had such potential...if only it had an ending. <
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>Snaps to Nicole Kidman, Alexander Desplat (for the music), and Harris Savides (for the cinematography), but that's all the credit I can give, this movie sucked other than those things.
Pretty good but Pointless...
This movie is good. There is a fairly good plot but some parts aer just stupid. The end makes you think Why was this movie even made? It seems pointless.
"You're Hurting Me"
Nicole Kidman stars as Anna, a woman who is remarrying 10 years after the death of her first husband. Enter a 10-year-old boy named Sean (Cameron Bright), who claims to be the reincarnation of her dead husband, also named Sean. Everyone is skeptical until the boy begins to reveal information that only the older Sean could have known. Is he truly the re-birth of Kidman's husband?
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>The plot outline sounded intriguing to me, with a multitude of possible directions to explore. For example, I would be interested in what Anna thinks about someone claiming to be her husband. What feelings did it bring forth for her? Unfortunately, all parties involved in this film botched it massively. The script never examines HOW these people feel about the events. Scene after scene is filled with people doubting that the child is Sean, but no one discusses what the older Sean meant to them or what these boy's claims elicit in them. The script is also devoid of any humor, taking instead a dreadfully serious tone.
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>In addition, the plot takes several salacious turns, most notably during several scenes in which young Sean makes intimate overtures to Kidman (sharing a bathtub, kissing her). These scenes are not graphic but quite disturbing nevertheless. In another scene, Kidman begins exploring with young Sean what would happen if they did become a couple again, asking him if he's ever made love to a girl. Not many 10-year-old boys are sexually active, Nicole! The movie ends up coming off creepy, and one is left wondering how in the world the savvy Kidman became involved in this mess.
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>Directed by Jonathan Glazer who did the far superior "Sexy Beast," the movie has a terrific look -- icy and gorgeous. However, the cinematography is the only redeeming quality. Kidman is good in a few scenes, but her character is so under-developed that it's difficult to call her overall performance good. She did, however, somewhat inexplicably receive a Golden Globe nomination.
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>Ultimately, "Birth" is a movie with an interesting idea, but it resoundingly fails to explore the scenario with any nuance. The ending is a particularly cryptic and unsatisfying disaster. The DVD also has very few extras and no director's commentary, disallowing further understanding of the film. Not recommended.