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The Man Who Wasn’t There is
By JE De Matteo
Super
The Coen Brothers may not
be considered Independent Film makers any more, but their latest, The
Man Who Wasn’t There has that uncompromising feel of an Indie.
It’s my understanding
that in order to achieve the rich gray tone qualities that they wanted
in this black and white movie, they shot it with color film.
Truth or inventive rumor? I
don’t know, but the movie has rich gray tone contrast to an extent
where you will not miss color at all.
Certainly a remarkable difference from many of the black and
white films attempted of late.
Here is a movie that is
narrated by a man who speaks in a monotone, a man who is supposed to be
boring, but Billy Bob Thornton’s character Ed Crain will never bore
you; on the contrary, he just keeps pulling you in.
Thornton is a powerhouse of an actor; contrast his performances
in Sling Blade, Armageddon, Bandits, Pushing Tin,
and The Man Who Wasn’t There.
Frances McDormand-I love her expression
when Ed steps up to the plate trying to help out Tony Shaloub, her
lawyer. James
Gandolfini’s getting a friends take on a problem, is another great
scene.
The DVD is a must for your Film Noir collection.
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