Fur

It took five days but I'm finally feeling human. I actually thought I might make it into work today for a little bit but then common sense kicked in. Why overdo it on the first decent day. Monday is soon enough...the work will be there.

I couldn't do much but watch tv or dvd's which was kind of a treat because I don't ever watch movies because of school. I had picked up the first season of Bones at Target on Sunday so I watched all 22 episodes (I love that show) - that's right - all 22 episodes and I never got bored.

The real highlight though was the movie Fur. My friend Maria had been trying to get me to watch this for months and I simply just didn't have the time. So to make it easier for me she bought it for me for Christmas. I watched it Wednesday night and watched it again today. The movie is brilliant. Watch the trailer:


Now before I go any further with this let me be clear. This is a fable type movie. The woman that Nicole Kidman is portraying is Diane Arbus. She was a very famous photographer who photographed people on the fringe of society. This movie is portraying something that could have happened in her world - something that may have pushed her out of her everyday life and into the life she wanted. It is in no way a true story.

Robert Downey Jr plays a man with hypertrichosis named Lionel who looks like this. He moves in upstairs from Diane and her family. For reasons she doesn't yet understand Diane is immediately interested in her new neighbor. She goes to his place with the intention of taking his portrait but instead he introduces her to another whole side of life.

The movie is a fascinating study in intimacy. Real, true intimacy between people who completely get each other. If you saw the director's other movie Secretary, with Maggie Gylenhall and James Spader then you get what kind of stories this director is attracted to.

I loved everything about this movie - the character portrayal, the way it was shot, the music - everything. BUT this is not a movie for everyone. It's definitely an "art house" type film. That being said it's a beautiful love story - one that I think everyone could enjoy if they just suspend belief for 90 minutes.

I am a little bias because I am a HUGE Robert Downey Jr fan - all the way back to Weird Science (what a great flick).


I think he's fabulous and damn sexy - even covered in fur

I am however NOT a Nicole Kidman fan but she is great in this movie - and the two of them together are just perfect.

Really...just see the movie. I think you'll like it.