MarcusUdeh
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2003
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After several false beginnings the opportunity to see Dogville during its US theatrical run presented itself to me last night, at an art house in Long Beach, California. My guest and I sat there for the first eight minutes of the feature in discomfort and disbelief. Now I did prepare her for the pretentious nature of the film's premise, however to actually watch it executed was a heavier item to hold. By the end I was shocked; by how powerful this filmmaking style helped the story. The ending truly paid off, though I'm sadden that Nicole Kidman won't be playing Grace in the follow up chapter of the director's America Trilogy. BTW is it just me but this movie didn't need to be three hours? Though I am glad Lions' Gate decided to release Dogville in the director's intended length. I'm starting to hate straight to home video special edition releases.