The Ice Storm

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movie:  </B></I><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id41."><U><I><B>Mikey's Delight </B></I></U></A><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id41."><U><I><B> </B></I></U></A><I><B> and </B></I><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id36."><U><I><B> </B></I></U></A><A HREF="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.frodolivesin.us/nonlotr/id36."><U><I><B>Out-of-touch Football   </B></I></U></A><I><B>          </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>   </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>     </B></I></div> <div> Overall movie: <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><B>*****</B></FONT></div> <div> EJW content:  Must see (for adults); fascinating character brilliantly acted; part of ensemble, but still a <I>great </I>role for Elijah</div> <bR> <div> A totally different take on the early 1970's than we find in <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The War"><U><I>The War</I></U></A>, this time in an affluent Connecticut suburb in 1973. Thought-provoking movie that takes us inside two far-beyond-dysfunctional families for a troubling look at adolescent and teen-aged children left to raise themselves while their parents are occupied with their own self-destructive lives.</div> <bR> <div> It's based on a novel, which I read after watching the movie for the first time. Although the book helped me sort out the chronology of the 24 hours covered in the story, I didn't feel it gave me much (if any) more understanding of the characters than did the movie--a tribute to the director, screenplay writers, and the entire cast (other "names" include Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci and Tobey Maguire). To be fair, the novel concentrates more on the ambiance of the time and place, while the movie centers more on developing the characters.  </div> <bR> <div> Elijah's character, Mikey, is a particularly alien creature among an ensemble of strange and struggling human beings. It's definitely to Elijah's acting credit that he presents this teenager in such a way that we can see him as a person and even gain some insight into the peculiar workings of his mind (something I don't think the book provides at all for that character).  In an interview after making <I>The Ice Storm</I>, Elijah said Mikey was the most difficult role he'd played up to that time and, in my opinion, that was definitely true. [<I>Later edit</I>: After seeing <I>FotR </I>and <I>TTT</I>, I'd say Frodo is giving Mikey a run for his money.]</div> <bR> <div> The movie is R-rated for adult subject matter including, but not limited to, sexual content.  There's almost a strange sense of incest between these two families because of all the entanglements. The R rating isn't for what we "see" but for the subject matter. There are no exciting love scenes or titillating nudity, just ruinous mistakes and painful exploration (involving many areas of life--not just sex).</div> <bR> <div> As someone who prefers at least some <I>hope </I>in books and movies, I had a hard time deciding to rank this film so highly - but it deserves it. This is not a movie you'd watch for diverting entertainment, but for adults willing to reflect on it, it can be extremely worthwhile. Ang Lee's creatively insightful direction is evident throughout. I feel as though this film has layers I haven't touched yet. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="379" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy DVD</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy VHS</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="121"><div> <I><B>Buy Novel by Rick Moody</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 ><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=B000056BSG&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=6304844964&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" width="120" height="240" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?o=1&l=as1&f=ifr&t=afewworabo-20&dev-t=D68HUNXKLHS4J&p=8&asins=0316706000&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&fc1=000000&lc1=6373B5&IS2=1&lt1=_blank"><MAP NAME="boxmap-p8"><AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="14, 200, 103, 207" HREF="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm/privacy-policy.html?o=1" ><AREA COORDS="0,0,10000,10000" HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/afewworabo-20" ></MAP><img src="http://rcm-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/rcm/120x240.gif" width="120" height="240" border="0" usemap="#boxmap-p8" alt="Shop at Amazon.com"></iframe>  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id18_m.htm" TITLE="The Ice Storm"><U><B><IMG SRC="1647d3c0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>