FILM: Margot At The Wedding

When I said Nicole Kidman wasn't in anything decent last year, I was mistaken. This is because Margot At The Wedding was only just released here, which left us with The Invasion and The Golden Compass last year - neither of which were very good. So I was of course delighted to discover this film, which made up for everything.

Now, this film was... interesting. The first time I've seen Nicole Kidman in such a film AND Jack Black too. I applaude him for not being dwarfed by her excellence, and also that of Jennifer Jason Leigh, who is also in it. I think what makes this film so good is that it is about a family who have severe insecurities about one another, and in many cases, some psychological problems - but the these problems never really get adressed, you just see them play out. It works very well. I think the only problem is that it could be seen as quite un-realistic. Is any family really that [for lack of a better phrase] fucked up? This movie is a swirling mass of sibling rivalry, incest, paedophilia, child cruelty, masturbation and manic-depressives (well, only one of them is a manic-depressive).

In conclusion, don't watch this film if you get depressed easily. It is a very dark film. Almost ugly in terms of what emotions it contains. I, however find its morbidity quite refreshing... do try and watch it (even given it's only being shown in about two cinemas in the entire country)