just watching mask and it made me think to tell you to do the same. a heartbreaking film of the best kind, it's based on a true story of a teenager with a skull deformity and the mother who loves him. eric stoltz's earnest performance is only outdone by a pre plastic surgery crazy cher, who put together manage to kill me no matter how many times i watch this film. combined with anna hamilton phelan's honest script and peter bogdanovich at the helm, this film completely avoids the sappy sentimentality it could have easily gotten as a tv movie of the week- which makes it more than worth a viewing. bonus: watch for a young laura dern in a shining performance and the chance to see estelle getty out of her sophia getup as stolz's grandmother. *note- you may want to avoid watching this if you're pms-ing like i am (tmi is my forte), because it will surely crush your heart into teeny tiny little bits.
• mask is airing on mpix all this month, and is also available on dvd.
I love the part when Jim Carrey pops out with a huge grin and says, "Here's Johnny!"
Posted by: Herbertus Bigend | 2008.10.14 at 05:41 PM