Day 8 was my ONE day off, and I actually considered signing up for another shift, but then came to my senses. But what did I do at home? I sat on my couch and watched a movie. I must be crazy.
Today after work I waited for my friends to stop by and pick up a pair of tickets for "Sleepless Night", which is a French crime thriller, I think. An interesting choice, but would make sense for them, being a French teacher and a police officer. I have yet to hear the reviews from them, but I had heard from others that it was a good film.
I made my way downtown and had dinner before getting in line at the Ryerson for "Violet & Daisy". I ran into a volunteer friend and ended up standing in line with him. Once we were inside, sitting in the first row of the balcony, I glanced down and thought I saw my film fest friend. I texted her and sure enough, she was in the 6th row, next to the woman who was throwing t-shirts into the crowd. Watching people react to free stuff is funny. But I have to admit, I'm guilty of it too. I can't stand diet soft drinks but when presented with a free one I still took it. It was so gross but I couldn't bring myself to let it go to waste. Damn my upbringing!
The film had gotten reviews both ways (some really loved it and some really hated it), so I tried to keep an open mind. It is definitely different, but I really liked it. The film is about two teenage assassins (Alexis Bledel as Violet and Saorise Ronan as Daisy), who are assigned a hit that doesn't go quite the way they planned. James Gandolfini is so great in this! There's a lot of unexplained imagery too, which the director wouldn't get into during the Q&A, leaving it open to your own interpretation. But, he said, everything you need to explain it is in the film. So crap, I have to watch this again! I especially loved the use of music, which included an obscure Sarah McLachlan track that I absolutely love and can actually play on the piano.
"And fate has led you through it, you do what you have to do"
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