Red White & Blue

RED WHITE & BLUE (2010) - May 26, 2011
A really intense, kind of devastating film about an almost pathalogically promiscuous young girl who gets caught up in some sinister shenanagans when it turns out that she has given a man HIV.  The film really takes its time -- it's almost an hour into the film before even a vague whiff of the plot is revealed.  But this allows us time to get to know the characters, and only makes the latter half of the film all the more powerful.  And that latter half... wow.  It's seriously intense, a bit disturbing and kind of hard to watch at times.  I'm not sure if I'll ever look at Noah Taylor the same way, who is pretty much amazing here.  With his big beard and his southern accent, he completely disappears into the role.  I don't know if I ever want to revisit this film, but it was definitely very good.  ***1/2