A pleasant outing to see the movie Melancholia today. In brief, it centres on two sisters and their relationship at a time when a planet named Meloncholia is on a collision course with Earth. The opening scenes are spectacular and the acting throughout was outstanding. Kirsten Dunst certainly deserves the accolades she has received for her portrayal of Justine. Alexander Skarsgard was great although I found it a little difficult to take him seriously following his role as Eric Northman in True Blood. I kept expecting his fangs to pop out :)
The main negative for me was suffering slight motion sickness for the best part of the second half of the film, due to the hand-held nature of the camera work.
This movie is long and slow in parts and deals with depressing themes but overall I enjoyed it for its beauty and its depth.
Anyone else seen a movie of worth recently?
