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 Barnes & Noble Leave it to Todd Haynes (Poison, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story) to employ that mysterious malady of the late 20th century, environmental illness, as a vehicle for an icily brilliant critique of contemporary society. Playing subtly with the conventions of both melodrama and satire, Safe poses the question: What happens when someone becomes allergic to the world? Julianne Moore (at her frailest) is Carol, a housewife in suburban Southern California who is suddenly made sick and anxious by everything around her -- her home, her husband (the brilliantly understated Xander Berkeley), her life. She retreats to a remote spa, and there she begins to steadily withdraw from the world. Moore, though blank-eyed and pale throughout, never really looks "sick"; does that mean shes actually well, or are we all unwell? Haynes is calm and deliberately paced in his approach, never becoming ham-fisted with his humor. Consequently, the realization that the world around us is very faulty becomes very real. Recently voted the best film of the 90s in a critics poll conducted by the Village Voice, Safe is a quiet dynamo. Pete Segall Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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