This little movie gem starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor as gay ex-cons is not being released in my neighborhood. It has also been pulled from other cities. If it weren't for an article in the L.A. Times about the movie, I wouldn't have heard of it. So, I followed my sources and got a copy of the movie.
It's gay. It's funny. It's serious. It's based on a true story of a famous con who escaped Texas prisons several times during Bush's governorship. But it's also about the love that drives this con to escape, his love for his gay lover. It's a poignant relationship.
This is Carrey's masterpiece. McGregor too shows his acting chops. Although the relationship is initially played for laughs, the pathos soon takes over. First you laugh, then you cry. And the movie works on both levels.
Too bad many of us won't be able to see it in the theaters. If it's in a movie house near you, see it; if not, rent it.
AC
P.S. Great double-feature with Eternal Sunshine....
It's gay. It's funny. It's serious. It's based on a true story of a famous con who escaped Texas prisons several times during Bush's governorship. But it's also about the love that drives this con to escape, his love for his gay lover. It's a poignant relationship.
This is Carrey's masterpiece. McGregor too shows his acting chops. Although the relationship is initially played for laughs, the pathos soon takes over. First you laugh, then you cry. And the movie works on both levels.
Too bad many of us won't be able to see it in the theaters. If it's in a movie house near you, see it; if not, rent it.
AC
P.S. Great double-feature with Eternal Sunshine....
saynomore Wrote:This is Carrey's masterpiece.I thought his masterpiece was Dumb and Dumber.