Knock on wood - I think the flu is over. I'm going to continue to take it easy, because I do not want this thing back, but I feel pretty good. Today I might venture out on my own. Yesterday I saw Zero Dark Thirty with my husband, as he was curious about what I'd think about it. What I think is this: it's a well crafted action film, without a lot of editorializing. I closed my eyes through the torture, but maybe we should all see that this is what our country was (is?) doing. Jessica Chastain is excellent, but I think Jennifer Lawrence or Emmanelle Riva had better performances. Chastain is too beautiful, and it is distracting. her hair is too gorgeous, and I didn't entirely buy her as her character. I was so enthralled by looking at her that I was taken out of the film. I stick by Lincoln, Life of Pi, the Master and Beasts of the Southern Wild being better movies, and the later being the most radically innovative. Argo won because it's a fairy tale and self reflective for Hollywood.
But what do I know?
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