Belated Reviews: 9.99, The Messenger and Precious

Too short to separate.  I highly recommend The Messenger.  Precious was excellent as well.  See below:

Film:  9.99

A bizarre animated film about a bunch of people living in a high-rise apartment complex, each one trying to find meaning in their lives.  One man finds the love of his life and does anything she asks of him, which makes him as happy as she is, no matter how odd the request.

There are other stories, but that's one of the more memorable ones.  This film is a puzzlement.  I really wasn't sure what I was supposed to get from it.

It features voices from today's top Australian actors including Geoffrey Rush and Anthony LaPaglia.

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 Film:  The Messenger

Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster star as two US soldiers stationed in New Jersey who are assigned to visit relatives and break the news of the death of their loved ones. It was very well done. It shows how these two men cope with the job and what wounds of their own they're carrying. For once, NJ was depicted in a better light, although they still mainly show the blue-collar areas.

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Film: Precious

A very powerful film. It's well done, but it's a bit difficult to watch.

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