Let Go and Let Flow
So our love of a wonderful, underemployed Australian actor named Simon Baker prompted us to take our semi-annual trip to the multiplex yesterday evening. That's right, we actually left the art house for a change to check out SOMETHING NEW, an incredibly sweet and insightfully drawn story of inter-racial romance.
This film actually serves as a nice counter-point to CRASH, which of course everyone is buzzing about with all of its rather unexpected Oscar nominations. Like Crash, Something New is set in LA and explores the subtle operation of race in everyday life. This is a simple story, though, told with a great deal of humor and sensitivity, and focuses mainly on the changes wrought in its protagonist, Kenya, a high-powered and tightly-wound professional, as she finds herself quite unexpectedly falling in love with a scruffy, laid-back white guy, played by Baker (hey, who wouldn't?) Occasionally, the dialogue is a bit thin and cliched, but fortunately the charms and chemistry of the leading actors are immense, and the supporting cast is wonderful.
This is not exactly rocket science, but it's a lovely and unassuming film that serves as a nice Valentine's diversion. I guarantee you will leave the theater with a big smile on your face.
posted by Em @ 9:24 AM
2 Comments:
You said it. It's just too bad he doesn't work more.
That's what I like to hear. I became smitten with him because of "The Guardian," which was shamelessly cancelled a few years ago. It was great seeing a show about people in my line of work, but beyond that, it was an unusual and understated show (most of the time), and S.B. played a truly horrible, messed up character with great conviction. He and Dabney Coleman were a great father-son duo.
Anyway, I hope he becomes a big star. If he does get another series, I hope it is worthy of his chops. (Odds are perhaps not in his favor, given the amount of drek on T.V., but then again I guess you could say the same thing about features.)
I will keep my fingers crossed for him. Thanks for the inside poop, DBH.
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