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Review - Powder Blue

June 7th 2009 11:50

Over a short period of time, I seem to have watched a number of multistrand dramas - three of which have starred Forest Whitaker (also The Air I Breathe and Winged Creatures). Powder Blue did not hold the tension as well as the other two movies although Forest's role was still very interesting to watch. He is Charlie, a devout catholic wanting to commit suicide after the death of his wife on their wedding day. However of course suicide is a mortal sin to a catholic so he wanders around the streets of Los Angeles on Christmas Eve willing to pay $50,000 to anyone who will take his life for him.

Starring alongside Forest is Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow, Patrick Swayze, Eddie Redmayne and Kris Kristofferson. Jessica will be getting quite a bit of attention for her role as stripper Rose Johnny who is trying to earn a buck to pay medical bills for her son who is in hospital. Her dog goes missing which causes her additional problems although on the upside, a man by the name of Jack Donehy (Ray Liotta) suddenly appears in her life offering her the trip of a lifetime to Paris with no strings attached.

Rose is terrible with men even going so far as to beg a man for a second chance on their first date - desperation is something featured strongly throughout this piece. A surprise call from mortician Qwerty Doolittle (Eddie Redmayne) lifts her spirits as he claims to have found her dog and the pair begin a strange courtship. They are well matched in terms of their desperation - he has never been on a date, suffers from high anxiety and is having financial problems of his own in regard to his inherited funeral parlour.

The title Blue Powder comes about by a miraculous fall of blue snow on Christmas Day signifying hope to all involved in the scenes prior. The ending didn't sit well with me but the characters were having so many issues that it was oddly compelling.

Voyage Review: 3/5

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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Drama

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