Thursday, November 4, 2010

Cold Souls (2008)

Paul Giamatti stars as himself—as an actor who is so overwhelmed by anxiety—he has his soul removed and placed into cold storage. Then is gets lost.  So Paul has some serious soul-searching to do.  Literally.

This existential dark comedy is heavy on irony. You’re either going to like this movie and appreciate Paul’s execution. Or you are going to hate it—just like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. You know who you are.

As I see it, Cold Souls lacked the whimsy and emotion of Eternal Sunshine.  Giamatti is good here, but just not interesting enough for me.

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