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"Movie: Dirty Pretty Things"
08/09/2003 Entry
This week at the movies doesn't bring us much so I was happy that my friend spotted Dirty Pretty Things. Somehow I missed the review on Salon and didn't take note of the movie at all. Maybe that's why despite all the information coming at us - or maybe because of it - recommendations from our social networks are still an important way by which we find ourselves consuming cultural products.
Dirty Pretty Things is about immigrants in London, the types of immigrants about whose lives readers of this blog would likely not know anything, certainly not first hand. It is about illegal immigrants who must consider doing just about anything to hide from the authorities, make enough for just a little bit of food, and find a place to sleep each night assuming they are the type who opt for sleep over staying awake with drugs. The actors are great. You soon forget that you'd seen Audrey Tautou in Amélie as she develops her character in this movie. The main role of Okwe is played superbly by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The movie gets very high "freshness" ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, see the numerous reviews there. The only thing left to figure out is whether there's a theatre in your area that carries the film. Seemingly, with the likes of Gigli and Pirates of the Carribean (neither of which I have seen or plan to so perhaps I shouldn't be so negative), theatres are having a hard time finding a spot to show Dirty Pretty Things. How sad.
And this movie is R-rated for good reason, children are definitely not recommended.
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