My Blueberry Nights (DVD, 2008)

I'm a big fan of Wong Kar Wai and had great expectation for his new film. I hate to say that I was a little disappointed with this film.

I just love this movie. It was great everything! the movie has a superior script, an excellent cast and great locations! Classic Film...........

The beginning of this movie is a little slow, but it gets so much better as it goes along. Norah Jones is great in here first starring role. She plays a depressed girl who leaves New York City to escape her life and find who she is. Along the way she meets some interesting yet strange people. They show her family is important and she should be with the ones she loves. It is a great story with a fantastic cast. The camera work was really creative too. I really liked it.

I bought this DVD because I wanted to see who Norah Jones was. I'm not sure this film helped. In the entire movie, I think we see the whole actress (singer) only once, for about two seconds. Everything else is a tight shot of her face--like so many poorly conceived movies these days: The camera is almost always too close. This technique seems to impress the movie-makers, but has anyone asked the audience? I find the technique oppressive. I want to see the scene, the surroundings, the person, the body language. All we get so much of the time is faces. Much of TV has been completely destroyed by this obsession with close-ups. The mention of Natalie Portman attracted me too, but she's barely there--only a short appearance late in the story. The story, by the way, was pretty much pointless. There are better ways to spend a couple of hours--lots of 'em.

This item was in my hands within four days of my ordering it! Not only that, it was in the exact condition described by the seller. Fantastic.