“You kill me” slays me and Caution of “Lust, Caution”

“You Kill Me” A John Dahl movie with Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni. I enjoyed this, definitely worth watching, Kingsley is a  hit man whose alcoholism gets in the way of his job, so he joins AA. Leoni is the woman with boudariy problems that he enters a relationship with. THe joke here is the way the AA language and experience colors Kingsley’s being a killer and returning to doing his job well.

“Lust, Caution” Ang Lee’s R-rated epic set in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation would like to Casablanca or Notorious, but although gorgeous, it is BORING despite a few explicit sex scenes which might make you think you should rent this but I can’t recommend it.

“Eastern Promises” Cronnenberg continues be one of the most interesting filmmakers over the course of his long and varied career. Great performance by Viggo Mortensen, interesting script. In the end there is something that makes only very good and not great. Not sure what that is but  I almost feel this should be the pilot for a BBC TV series. Still I recommend this (although there are some brutal scenes not for the squeamish — ths is not for Kids and not a chick flick — although viggo could be a draw.