Movie: "Badge"
Feb. 14th, 2006 10:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebI had a lovely Valentine's Day, with loads of delicious sweets at work mixed in with productivity, lunch with a friend, an hour-long class at the gym, Godiva hot chocolate at home, and a nice romantic movie. About a "gruesome murder."
Actually, the murder wasn't especially gruesome in comparison to any other murder. "Badge" was just the next movie from Netflix. We noticed it because Jena Malone had a bit part in it. Mostly you watch it for the Billy Bob Thornton character, a guy with many loser traits, but who's doing better than you might expect given his genetics and background. You keep finding out about more and more of his relatives as the movie goes on, which is fun, in a disturbing kind of way. Also it's one of those movies trying to introduce alien concepts to average Americans, in this case transsexuality.
A lot of those movies suck, but this one was actually good. Lots of interesting characters, many of whom are likeable, one way or another. Totally amazing sparkly candy apple red lipstick. Realistic murder. Realistic corruption. Because, you know, I'm an expert on these. A peak into La Salle and New Orleans, Louisiana, of which realism I have no opinion. I didn't even know if La Salle was a real town until I looked it up.
Actually, the murder wasn't especially gruesome in comparison to any other murder. "Badge" was just the next movie from Netflix. We noticed it because Jena Malone had a bit part in it. Mostly you watch it for the Billy Bob Thornton character, a guy with many loser traits, but who's doing better than you might expect given his genetics and background. You keep finding out about more and more of his relatives as the movie goes on, which is fun, in a disturbing kind of way. Also it's one of those movies trying to introduce alien concepts to average Americans, in this case transsexuality.
A lot of those movies suck, but this one was actually good. Lots of interesting characters, many of whom are likeable, one way or another. Totally amazing sparkly candy apple red lipstick. Realistic murder. Realistic corruption. Because, you know, I'm an expert on these. A peak into La Salle and New Orleans, Louisiana, of which realism I have no opinion. I didn't even know if La Salle was a real town until I looked it up.