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回复 张怡君 :带怒而眠CharlesBurnett,oneofAmerica'smosthighlyregardedindependentfilmmakers,wroteanddirectedthisdomesticdramaaboutablackmiddle-classfamilylivinginSouthcentralLosAngeles.However,therearenogangs,noguns,nodrugsbutinsteadalyricalstorythatdrawsonfolkloreandthesupernatural.familytensionsarealreadysimmeringwhenHarry(DannyGlover)arrivestovisithisoldfriends.Heexudesaneasycharm,knowssecretpastandpresentandissooninstalledintheheartofthefamily.However,ashisstaylengthens,sodoeshebegintocastanevenmoremalevolentspell,provokingturmoil,settingsonagainstson,revivingpasthatreds,andinflictingamysteriousillness.Gloverdeliversacareer-toppingperformanceasthegarrulous familyfriend,fullofhiddenmenace,effortlesslyevokingnostalgiaandhorrorinthesamebreath.Asever,Burnettprovidesawonderfulmusictrackfeaturinggospel,bluesandjazzandacameofromthelegendaryJimmyWeatherspoon.'Aslow-burning,soul-insinuating,12-barbluesofamovie.'TomCharity,TimeOut'DannyGloverismarvellous,andterrifying,asacharismaticold-timer.'TheTimes(fromthedescriptiononthebackcoveroftheDVD)
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回复 林淑娟 :星期四本片的主线“幼儿园绑架案”，采用线性叙事逻辑，靠信息密度较高的闪回，来推动剧情向前。女主奈娜是接受过法学教育的城市青年，能在CBD的大平层开私立幼儿园。女主的未婚夫家世显赫，未婚夫本人是高级律师。绑架案中孩子被绑的家长们，也都是的印度有头有脸的中产阶级和公众人物。把主角团定成清一色正咖喱旗精英人士，就代表电影的背景设定，摒弃了大家常见的”“城乡矛盾”、“宗教矛盾”和“贫富矛盾”。
