Z

Beth's Review:
I think this movie is called Z. We tried to watch it twice, and then stopped watching it. I forget if it was the untrusty DVD player that made us finally throw in, our our mutual boredom. Or maybe just my boredom. I really don't know. What I do know is what this movie is not:
For children
Happy
Obvious
English-spoken
Bright and sunny
Full of glittering stars in furs
I think that's it.

Jesse's Review: Absent the above, how could Beth like it!?
Truth be told, I had my trouble as well. I always attempt, when watching an 'older' movie, to see it in historical or cultural context. That didn't help here. Points for capturing mob dynamics and underlying political subterfuge--but I shelved it halfway through.
Ya can always return to the classics...