The Landmark
10850 West Pico Blvd
310.281.8233
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My Blueberry Nights
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Feb 22, 2008 – Mar 6, 2008
Daily (schedule)
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- Price
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$12
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Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights is undeniably, embarrassingly cheesy. Replete with slow-motion shots and blue-lit greasy spoons, it truly leaves no US coming-of-age travelogue cliché unturned, and its protagonist, first-time actress Norah Jones (yes, the singer), doesn't settle comfortably into her role as a lovelorn waitress. What saves this film is its emotional intensity and its supporting performances: Jude Law as a Bronx diner manager channels his best ruefulness with none of his standard preening; Rachel Weisz startles as the tarty wife of an alcoholic cop (the always-amazing David Strathairn); and even Natalie Portman rises above her normal brattiness as a professional card shark whose dad treats her like a mark.
