12 4月 2008

Auggghhhh!

Terrence Howard is an amazing actor, and arguably my favorite, but what really got me on this one was the fact that lack of a solid establishment of the film's premise. That the protagonist's (Hayden Christensen) anesthesia failed (leaving him was awake, completely paralyzed, and yet still able to feel pain) during his entire heart surgery was only vaguely explained, meant that one could have walked into the film not knowing this and found Christensen's dialog quite comical. To hear him begging, "No, no, stop - auggghhhh!" throughout his operation, yet see in the closeups of his face that not a muscle moves, well, hahahaha. Brilliant.

Now, on a different topic (and for those unaware) All City is, to the best of my knowledge, the only graffiti shop in all of Dublin (Ireland?), and quite a fine one at that. I've been able to hop in there a few times recently, and always love the atmosphere. While small, it has just about everything one could ask for. If you're an art-head and are in the city (it's located in Temple Bar), it's a must-visit.