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Testosterone (2003)
Funny, sexy, but just not as clever as it should be...
Lots of things don't make sense in this film, which irritates. But it's so homo-erotic that a lot can be forgiven. Sonia Braga in full dragon mode, and lots of partially- or fully-naked hunks sucking face. Jennifer Coolidge has the funniest lines in the film, and I love her deadpan delivery in this one. It has the makings of a camp classic, but the premise of the film is irretrievably flawed. Given the final resolution, there is no reason any of the characters would have put themselves and each other through all of this. And the final shot (was that meant to be a twist of some kind?) makes absolutely no sense. Most tragically, no one ended up with the adorable bell-hop! I'd have taken him home in a heartbeat! ;-)
Broken Flowers (2005)
Deadly, DEADLY dull
I don't know when I've watched a film that bored me more than this one. Nothing EVER happens. And in the end, nothing is resolved. The only sparks of life are Tilda Swinton's white trash character (though she only gets about 1 minute of screen time), and a briefly naked teenager (too obviously named "Lolita").
The misguided applause Bill Murray received for "Lost in Translation" has obviously convinced him (and his director) that kudos is to be found in the concealed musings of an apathetic, deadpan character; one that we can neither love nor bother hating. Until I have some proof that he has returned to his earlier ("Groundhog Day") form, or at least that he is breathing, I won't be seeing any more Bill Murray pictures.
And this film is a SHOCKING waste of Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange and Julie Delpy.