ACID HOUSE PROFILE
MOVIE: Candy
DIRECTOR: Neil Armfield
YEAR: 2006
DRUG INVOLVED: Heroine
When Dan meets Candy for the first time, everything is perfect. The love story of Dan and Candy starts out like many others a boy meets a girl, they fall in love, and everything is perfect. When they become not only addicted to each other but to pharmaceutical grade heroine things get very complicated especially when their cash supply is constantly in flux. The pair go through marriage, birth, addiction, a whole pantheon of emotions before the last frames of the film drop.
This is an extremely interesting film and I believe it is the Australian's answer to "Requiem for a Dream". The most obvious comparison between the two is the format that both films take on. Where in "Requiem" the film was broken into Summer, Fall, and Winter in "Candy" its broken into the appropriately named Heaven, Earth, and Hell. I found a number of things were effective about this movie including its plot break down with the Heaven section ending in their marriage, the Earth section ending in the abortion of their child, and the Hell section rounding out the end of the film. There were a number of cinematography choices that I believed were effective including a number of motionless shots that would hang for almost a minuet or more. The camera work, a style that is quickly becoming the favorite in these sub genera, was almost all hand held. The story could be aimless but effectively shows the pains that the addictions of flesh and needle can bring with them. With a very small cast and a strong film narrative this film is both simple and complex all in one intricate breath.
ACID HOUSE APPROVED: Yes
WHEN WAS APPROVAL CONFIRMED: The carousel shot at the beginning sold it
FAVORITE SCENE: Heath reading the painting on the walls was amazing
ACID SCORE: A good 8 out of 10
ACID HOUSE PROFILE
MOVIE: Cadillac Records
DIRECTOR: Darnell Martin
YEAR: 2008
DRUGS INVOLVED: Alcohol, Heroine
The incredible true story: When Muddy Waters, a country boy and farm hand meets up with Leonard Chess, a Jewish boy from the city something amazing happens. With Muddy's help the blues were born and soon after rock and roll itself and in the middle of it all was Chess Records, nicnamed Cadillac Records because of the wealth the label provided. The vision of success put forth by this record label however were something a little less then stellar. Addiction, infidelity, and deceit all played out in an age that would see the birth of several forms of music that would define an era and change the world of musical entertainment forever.
You could not ask for a better cast or better performances from the entire bunch assembled here. Adrien Brody, Beyonce, Jeffery Wright and Gabrielle Union all fill out the cast nicely. The story speaks for itself, the incredible true story of the birth of rock and roll and its key early players. This movie was exceptional but was certainly not an acid house film since it is an incredible biopic more then anything else.
ACID HOUSE APPROVED: No
WHY WAS APPROVAL DENIED: More of a historical film then anything else
FAVORITE SCENE: Watching Muddy Waters play the blues for the first time was pretty cool
ACID SCORE: An awesome 9 out of 10
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