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 a witty
comedy which I enjoyed a lot. the title of the movie is interesting
enough. it’s a nice
pun, as the story
evolves around the inheritance of an old lady named
cookie.
again,
i didn’t know the cast
was this great when I
bought the dvd (i just looked at the synopsis at the back of the
package). glenn close alone
will have been great enough, and together with julianne moore and
liv taylor, the cast is just matchless. (and their accents!! never quite understood how actors/actresses
can adopt a totally different accents with such ease.) never realized that julianne
moore is quite so pretty (her salome 造型is a killer!). her out-of-this-world (or
out-of-her-mind?) attitude is kinda intriguing, and provides an
interesting contrast to the boldness of glenn close.
there isn’t much big complicated ideas
behind the plots that you need to grab while watching it. you already knew who did
what (no “who’s done it?” guesses) and what remains is to see how the whole issue
is resolved. as a
person who likes to guess the murderer (and I’m pretty good at
it~), i am still very much amused while watching the whole process. as for the theme, i would
have to say it’s “greed” and “pride”
instead of the “protectiveness of the family name” as claimed by camille
(glenn close). but there’s
not much of a theme to talk about anways. so i’ll just skip it.
to conclude, the
movie is an all around enjoyable: one that you can enjoy with not much thinking
but not as mindless as many of the hollywood comedies.
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