Last night we finally watched the English movie Dirty Pretty Things. We had it laying around for a while but never got around to watching it for some reason. Maybe it was because we were not worried about late fees thanks to the Blockbuster online rental program.
Anyway, I thought this BBC production starring Audrey Tautou from Amelie was very enjoyable with a powerful message. It follows the plight of illegal immigrants in London. It tackles the myriad of problems they face and explores a number of people that exploit them along their way. The star of the movie — in my humble opinion — was Chiwetel Ejiofor, who so powerfully played the character of Okwe, an illegal Nigerian immigrant doctor working in London as a hotel receptionist and taxi driver. As for Tautou, she shined as usual. Three thumbs up! I give it 8/10
She’ll be fantastic in Code. I thought she wasn’t used as fully as she could be in Dirty Pretty Things. Her character was a bit hollow in terms of motivation and her connection to the primary protagonist. I kept asking: “Why does she like this guy all of a sudden?” It seemed no connection and then suddenly “love.” That wasn’t her fault of course. But it limited her range of emotion. I think Code will be a real tour-de-force and really let us see more of her than we did in Amelie … at least I hope so.
I was wondering the same thing. I’m really looking forward to watching the Da Vinci Code.
i agree, good movie, i also liked that actor. I wonder how tattou is going to do in the davinci code.
In medicine this condition is called “hexadactyly” 😉
Oh Hubby , noooooooo. You just revealed my hidden secret;-)
Perhaps I should interject then that the wife has more than her share of digits. When she really likes something she’s willing to reveal this curious fact without embarassment 😉 Otherwise she just wears gloves 😉
I liked the movie much. If I remember right, I wrote a few lines about it some time ago. I am just writing here wondering about the “3rd thumb”; I mean I still don’t get the “two thumbs way up!”.