Talk about dark

I decided I needed a dark quiet room and laying on the couch to deal with the vertigo issue, and 4 hours later it appears to have worked. I watched the movie "Little Children," which really fit the dark, quiet and sick mood. It's an incredibly well-made and well-acted film, but the subject matter is beyond disturbing and the final few minutes' tension was close to that of the Sopranos finale's final few minutes.

A friend who watched the movie back during Oscar season mentioned that one problem she had was the notion that Jennifer Connelly's character is supposed to be a knockout while Kate Winslet's is not particularly pretty. I happen to think Kate Winslet is gorgeous, so even if they did kind of schlub her down her I had trouble buying that part. That may also have had something to do with her being named Sarah, which perhaps made me own her insecurities more than I otherwise would have.

I definitely saw where the Oscar nominations for Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley came from. Both were phenomenal. And I think Todd Field is really establishing himself as a tremendous director with the ability to make interesting choices and set a tone better than almost anyone. Normally I would have found the documentary-esque narration annoying, but here it fit and really gave life to the original words from the novel.

(And for those who are into that sort of thing, there is some nudity during the sex scenes and one prominent display of Jennifer Connelly's ass in panties.)

Despite the disturbing ending, I enjoyed the movie and feel all better now.