Gerry

Visually spectacular it indeed is. Two friends (Matt Damon & Casey Affleck) who call each other Gerry get lost in the salt lakes and the wilderness of Utah. It something of a "land" equivalent of this movie. Fantastic photography that one can associate with Gus Van Sant - in that its like a 90 min photography exhibition. But the Matt Damon + Afflect combination (this time its bro Casey) strikes again with an expected self-indulgent script. Nevertheless, as the movie goes on, the desperation of the characters comes across well - while ones waiting for the credits to roll.

Rating: * *

Paris Je t'aime

An ode to Paris and the love that it creates, I suppose. Some 20 different directors come together with a variety of international stars, to shoot 18 chapters of romance in Paris. Some of them are amusing/interesting - some others are bizzare especially Christopher Doyle's piece in Chinatown. I realise I am not a big fan of these joined up movies - it appears to be nothing more than some pointless kind of a creative need to "do something together". Worth a watch though.

Rating: * * +