The Painted Veil (Curran, 2006)

[madali]

The Painted Veil (Curran, 2006)
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The thing about Edward Norton is that, since he does not do crazy thing in his personal life that much, you kind of forget him. I do not mean forget FORGET him, but still, whenever you see an Edward Norton movie, you go, “Man, this guy is good”. It is just a constant mini-surprise to know how good Edward Norton is.

Edward Norton and Naomi Watts are brilliant as the 1920’s British married couple who have grown apart. Well, I say grown apart, but what I mean is that they were never really that close. Watts has an affair, Norton becomes mad, and he takes her to a cholera-ridden village in China to teach her a lesson. I’d just slapped her around a bit. Saves time.

This part of the plot is the good part to me. It is complex, as you have two different characters, acting mostly in selfish and cruel ways, but not because they are bad people, but because they are people.

But theeeen, the movie becomes your normal romantic movie that will appeal more to women, than giant, muscular buff men like me.

Also, China looks beautiful in this movie.

3/5

[kaytee]

I have been putting this movie off for a while now and your doesnt give me enough reason to watch it.

[madali]

You look at the poster and the plot, and you think, "This doesnt really seem that interesting" and its exactly what how you think it will be

[X.]

Watts has an affair, Norton becomes mad, and he takes her to a cholera-ridden village in China to teach her a lesson. I’d just slapped her around a bit. Saves time.

I hope you marry a closeted feminist, Mad.

I'm going to make a movie on that.

[madali]

How fast can you say divorce?