Tuesday, May 04, 2004
MOVIE OF THE WEEK RATCATCHER may not have been the best film released in 2000, but already, it's one of the few movies from that year that endures. (Anyone remember THE BEACH?)
Lynne Ramsey's debut plunks us down in a seedy part of 1970s Glasgow, homing in on the story of James, a troubled twelve-year-old.
Telling her story through stunning images, Ramsey paints a picture that is as bleak as it is visually arresting. It's the kind of fresh, unorthodox filmmaking that reminds you of the medium's infinite flexibility.
The Criterion DVD also features three earlier, short works that give the viewer a great opportunity to watch Ramsey develop the visual style that makes RATCATCHER so memorable.
