I don't know...

Despite Scarlett, a quite realistic tone and a story with more going for it than what you might fear from the sound of it, I was kind of bored nevertheless.

It's certainly not bad, but it's one of those movies that really haven't got what it takes to stay in your memory. It's just a bit too much like a unbearable long set-up that doesn't really deliver the promised punch-line by the end.

Scarlett looked like a…

Sorry Julia...

I've always liked Julia Stiles. She's got a certain charisma and style, but like so many others she does tend to make rather strange career choices. In a modern flipped version of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion set in politics, The Makeover have no surprises up its sleeve.

I've never had much time for David Walton, but it's not for nothing the ads for this movie highlights Julia's name while his is nowhere to be seen... There's obviously more…

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November...

It seems I return to this movie once a year around this date, and it's no coincidence. It's just too bloody brilliant to not enjoy over and over again. It's also a reminder the Wachowski's isn't all about The Matrix, Natalie Portman isn't any longer the poster child for creepy relationships (Léon and Beautiful Girls), and Britain has got a bunch of highly qualified actors laying around doing far too little... just to mention…

The Double Life of Veronique was re-watched as my fourth MISTRESS-movie.

This was my first meeting with Kieslowski back in the day. I instantly knew I had found a new favorite director that would stay with me. In a few days I watched his entire 90's-catalogue, which is this and his Three Colors-trilogy. On first impressions this and Red came out tied, just ahead of Blue and quite a bit ahead of White--which I found less intriguing. This movie and…