14-Feb-2012 - 80% Shame

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A sex addict tries to reform his life after his sister moves in with him.I'm glad that I waited until after the Oscar nominations came out to write about Shame and Michael Fassbender's performance. He was robbed of a nomination, and though Clooney will likely win, Fassbender's work is riskier and grittier. The film works on two levels. First is Fassbender. Monster Beats Studio by Dr Dre Superman Dwight Howard Headphone Blue Brandon is built on silence, hungry looks, and occasional bursts of emotion that are only understandable after the shock of their effect wears off. The second is how sharply subtle the story is constructed. There are no scenes explaining Brandon's development as a character, only actions. This is the year of the silent film (The Artist, the nostalgia of the silent age in Hugo, and Shame's reliance of silence to convey the story). Additionally, Shame has the unpleasant and challenging goal of making sex look ugly. And it succeeds. Some scenes are tawdry; others are brutal. Monster Beats Studio by Dr Dre NFL Chicago Bears Headphone Dark Green A few are alluring until the titular emotion replaces afterglow.Occasionally, Shame commits the venial sin of being too slow, and I thought the exposition in the first act could have been trimmed; like The Descendants, the film really begins when its leading lady, in this case Carey Mulligan, makes her first appearance.Overall, Shame is an Monster Beats Studio by Dr Dre Scuderia Ferrari Headphone Black excellent film about sex and obsession with a star that is naked and vulnerable, more emotionally than physically. January 25, 2012

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