DVD - Safe

Safe but Sick

8 1/2 out of 10

There are so many good things about this movie, it's almost tedious to list them all.

Positives:
Julianne Moore, Julianne Moore, Julianne Amber Waves Moore. I will watch anything that Julianne Moore is in, without exception. Plus, she picks such awesome projects, how can you not adore her? Subject Matter. Yeah, you can be Safe but also really Sick. It's a trade-off, as most of life is. 80s clothes. Perms. Slow pace, sometimes painfully so (this is a GOOD thing). The score. The husband's thinly-veiled assholeness - well acted. Mulholland Dr.-like beginning. "The Chemicals...!" "We need to be hearing from you." "Stop! Not allowed! You're contaminating the entire area!" "I see you." "Decaf? Herbal tea? Real coffee?" My cats watched this movie.

Negatives:
The second scene - the one sex scene. Yes, I know why it was in there, and it was well-acted, and well-placed. But, the memory of that dude humping on Julianne Moore while she coddles and 'baby's him, will remained burned on my soul forever. I have seen other seemingly realistic portrayals of this in movies before, and the women pet the men on the back and wait for them to cum. I am completely disgusted by this. The only other thing was the director/actor/producer commentary. I do not like much of what I heard from Todd Haynes, and he's got an awful laugh. What's worse is that they all just sat around and congratulated each other on what a good job they did, and how amazing each other was. This is dull and very uninteresting, and not what I look for in a DVD commentary.


This was an excellent movie, and it's just my taste. These are the things I like to see, what I like to contemplate, what makes the film experience what it is, for me.