My Blueberry Nights (2008)

Masterful Movie

Great Film overall

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Minor Spoilers Ahead!I just finished watching this one but i have to say i am a little disappointed. But before that, let me just say i really wanted to enjoy this movie, i honestly did but it just didn't happen. I love blueberry so first time i saw the title and checked out the trailer, i said to myself 'this is going to be my favorite movie!' But here i was, 30 minutes in and trying to find a good thing to hold on to in the move that will get me through the end but all i could gather was Jude Law's character, Jeremy. He was my favorite. His accent was amazingly lovely and his character was so nice and romantic and waiting and just lovely... It even made me forget about how bad Norah Jones's acting was. But didn't see him as much as the viewer would like to and i think that was the biggest let down of the film. Natalie Portman was amazing but her character didn't get a chance to glow because her time was so limited and without a backstory it just felt flat. Rachel Weisz, she was so gorgeous and her character wanted to be alive so much but still so little time and with so little info, even she couldn't help the character to become a 'someone'. The actors and actresses were great (minus Norah Jones but she did her best and it's not her fault that she doesn't have talent in the acting front) but the dialogues were so dead and the camera work was awful. The editing was so of the charts that i think sometimes they just put cut scenes that doesn't even makes sense into the movie just to make it seem like it's full, you know. Anyways, i am not saying that this movie is an 'avoid at all costs' but it's not 'a must see' either. You can open it as a background noise on a mellow night while you are eating take outs. It's that kind of a movie, that's all. 5/10

****Minor Spoilers***** An amazing film, throughout which my title seems to be the strongest notion. It isn't uncommon to find movies that you can relate to or that trigger a certain emotion in yourself that you enjoy feeling. But once in a great while a movie comes along that really speaks to you. I could easily write several pages but I will do my best to confine my thoughts to several paragraphs.This is a film that you can let roll on in the background like a rhythmic blues song and and let it talk like only the out-of-focus can. Yet always present in the rhythm is the sad drawn out song of how lonely we can become and all the ways we dance around our heartache in an effort to run from it or allow the feeling to linger. In either case we never really put it behind us. This is illuminated by Jude Law's keys as well as the intermittent chapter screens constantly referencing the time elapsed and mileage from the first heartbreak.You will often see characters hesitate not in dialogue but in action which really adds to the notion that this movie is about the journey, rather than the destination. At one point Elizabeth states "I don't have any specific destination in mind but...I'm just gonna go till I run out of places to go". Her character is very relatable, has a natural beauty that allows you to pay attention to her without getting distracted and only speaks when she needs to. Thumbs up to Norah's utilization.Weisz gives a great performance (although I hate seeing her play dark roles) that really hits deep around the 45 min mark. She delivers a key scene involving a bar tab that came across strongly to me as an analogy for responsibility in matters of the heart.Portman also really came through on her role and bears its weight without flinching. I wasn't quite sure about why her character was placed in the movie till the very end of her story but it fits. The strategic use of Jude Law keeps male viewers interested and the story tied town to a timeline.Once in a very great while the dialogue sputters unnaturally and while the cinematography is very good, there are a handful of uses that jump out against the tone of the film. Either way, this movie has made it to my top 5 and I will be checking out Kar Wai Wong's other films for sure. Well done! 8.5/10

I read a review about the movie which said it's all about mood. If you don't have a certain mood, you don't like the movie. I totally agree. This is not regular entertainment. It too boring for that. It's a bedside movie. Something that you like only if you're in proper position and you don't have to worry about anything. It's a perfect picture for a movie night cause mainly all the action is on nights and in the end you probably feel it's time to go sleep.The cast is awesome. As a big fan of beautiful women, there are many in it. At the head of course my favorite, Natalie Portman. She's amazing here as always. But it's singer Norah Jones who's got the leading role. She's doing fine. Rachel Weisz is another beauty who has a small part to play.There are two things that may happen to you watching this movie. One was that you want to go sleep. The other which happened to me was that you feel hungry. Well it's of course if you haven't eaten just before watching the film. There are some yummy-yummy blueberry pies on-screen which may put your fauces to work. You've been warned!

Norah made her debut in this movie as an actress. Surprising how Wong Kar-Wai could create an interesting character with her. In some scenes she may be mixed down with Monica Raymund. And she's seven years older! Jude Law is at his best, playing a romantic hero instead of a superhero. His character resembles Dostoevsky's dreamer from "White nights". First the film seems to be a bit dull. Things change as Elizabeth starts traveling and especially when Natalie Portman appears. The plot isn't linear: both in the relations between the characters and in the course of travel of Elizabeth. First, Katya comes to see Jeremy before leaving, then Leslie comes to see her then-dead father, and finally Elizabeth returns to Jeremy and she finishes the round of her long-time travel.