Movie I Watched Tuesday - Crash

It took me 7 years to see this movie, although I had wanted to see it when it came out.

Thousands of racist stories tied into one movie. It was incredibly powerful, incredibly depressing, and all too true. This is one of those films I think everyone should be forced to see every now and then just to keep in check with what's going on around them in the world. Fantastic acting, and I still hate Sandra Bullock. All I could think about was The Blind Side and cringe.

I certainly teared up when the little girl ran out to protect her daddy from being shot. What a tense movie.

Gilbert says it had a tiny ($6.5 mil) budget and raked in like $100 mil. The only place where I noticed it being "cheap" was the poor soundtrack choices. In very emotional scenes, the music did not have any impact on my emotions.

Movie I Watched Monday - The Girlfriend Experience

I was curious about this movie because it starred porn star Sasha Grey as a high-class escort. I feel like it gave me a pretty interesting look into the world of escorts. Even if it wasn't really factual (maybe it was, maybe it wasn't), I was intrigued.

Grey played the role with a flatness that I have a feeling is her real personality, not an act. Either way, it worked. The movie was a little oblique, intentionally confusing the viewer by mixing up scenes in different orders, but it was intriguing. The ending was great in an expected, yet unexpected way. I had to sit there and think for a minute afterward.

Recommmended.