First I watched Hello, Dolly and THEN this movie. Interesting swing of the pendulum. Maybe it was the high of the musical that was keeping me afloat or the fact that when it comes to these types of movies I can stay somewhat removed. Was it tragic and heartbreaking? Yes. Was the ending sad and unnecessary. Maybe. Did it make me cry or bother me the way it had the potential to? Nope. The acting was good and the cinematography was beautiful. It also had a very interesting character I've never seen the likes of before (and I am missing my crime shows) so he sufficed nicely. It might have had a different impact if it was all that I watched for the night but...as my dreams have reinforced it turned into some odd hybrid called Dolly's Road to Perdition (which I believe is somewhere in Yonkers).
Additional note: I realize that this week was a bit less challenging as far as my new things go. In fact, I fell upon the movie thing a few times. That's ok. For those of you who have mentioned trying something like this...well...that's the beauty of it all. It is YOUR thing. You can push when you need to or mend a healing heart if necessary. You can shove yourself if being scared or soothe yourself if weary. You can blow tons of money or spend not a single cent. It's really up to you. It's just about the "new" of it all. It is easy to stay in the old habits or fall back into the rituals of life. I am trying to find new synapses and new paths and this formula seems to be doing wonders even if I watched a few too many movies this week...
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