The Realness and "Closer"
01/16/2005 07:18 p.m.
There is a certain something that sets in during extended relationships, something that my medic friend Dave and I refer to as, "The Realness." It's when all the let's-be-nice-let's-be-fake-I-don't-really-know-you-yet games stop and your true feelings start raging out at each other. If you want to see a movie with some serious Realness, I suggest "Closer."

It was daring. It was vulgar. It kicked me in the heart a couple of times and in the balls a couple more. Basically, I thought it was awesome. A really adult movie about real adults doing and talking about real adult things. Human fickleness, human desire, the needs we all have for safety, security, love, sex, and the truth.

Anyhow, I was very impressed. I'm sure everyone and their mother has already seen it, since we tend to be a little behind the power curve over here, but, wow... I love it when movies make me think and sit around all twisted up, wanting to tear out my caveman heart and boot it across the room.

Uh. Yeah.

Out.
I am currently Lovesick