IMDb plot summary: Parallel tales of two sexually obsessed men, one hurting and annoying women physically and mentally, one wandering around the city talking to strangers and experiencing dimensions of life.
Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, and Greg Cruttwell.
This is kind of a masterpiece of an awful movie. And I don't mean awful as in badly made, but awful as in being wildly unpleasant and painful to watch. Every character here is in just a flood of deep seated existential pain and leaves me deeply saddened for them. But it's masterfully done. David Thewlis in particular is stunning in the lead role, with his snappy comebacks and smart remarks for everything anyone says and his rare, rare moments of letting that guard down. But really all the cast is phenomenal, and it hurts to watch people -- even not-very-good people -- go through the agony they feel just... being alive. This is one that's kind of tough to put into words because it doesn't lend itself to analysis for me as much as it does to an emotional response, but it's a pretty great movie, and the only reason it might not be ranked all that highly is because it's tough imagining I'd ever want to rewatch it.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Naked > The Other Boleyn Girl
Naked < Upside Down
Naked > Arthur Christmas
Naked > The Ten Commandments (1956)
Naked > The Abyss
Naked > Say Anything...
Naked < Southside with You
Naked > Titanic
Naked > The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Naked < Fury (1936)
Final spot: #739 out of 2845.
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