Just finished watching, "Why Did I Get Married?" and I think it has to be one of my favorite Tyler Perry films. I like it because it portrays a professional, black middle-class that is not too often seen in movies and tv. Which leads me to think about how there really isn't a market for blacks unless it's urban-themed or comedy. Anyway, the thing that I found appalling was how Jill Scott's character was treated. Because she was obese it was ok for her to be the butt of jokes and to be completely disrespected by her husband and it seemed like everyone was oblivious to it, or maybe felt on some level that, "hey, the fat chick does need to lose some poundage ..." Other than that, I dug it.
On Friday night, I went to see the film adaptation of Stieg Larssons' novel with the same name, "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo." Since last year, I've been seeing this book in the local Borders and since it seemed to be a fairly popular book, I almost bought it. Since then, however, I completely forgot about it until a friend and I were walking past the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and saw a poster for it. I love thrillers/crime dramas so I didn't think it would disappoint in that regard, and it didn't. Lisbeth (Girl with a Dragon Tattoo) is awesome and she is not one to f*** with. I highly recommend this film, but if you can't handle somewhat graphic sex scenes (if you can even call it that) this film may not be for you. P.S. What's the deal with the dragon tattoo? And now I want to read the millennium trilogy. $44 for 3hardcovers isn't that steep, right?
