Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Movie - Memento Mori 1999

I was disappointed with it. The story itself had so much potential. A schoolgirl at an all-girls school finds a journal chronicling the romantic relationship between two of her fellow schoolmates. The girl becomes fascinated by the journal, and becomes obsessed with the two girls, while their own relationship unfolds in flashbacks through the movie. The girls are all cute, it's a good study of the social dynamics in play, of how these young girls conform to societal mores, and the consequences of nonconformity.

The actual execution of the idea sucked. It was like a bit of everything, but nothing came together. The last half hour was so ludicrous it was painful. I agreed with the opinions here BeyondHollywood.com review. *Sigh* It could have been brilliant.

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