Director: John Turturro
Year: 2005
Stars: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi
It wasn't until I started watching Romance and Cigarettes that I remembered what was odd about it - they sing. That in itself doesn't really bother me; I'm perfectly happy with a good musical and have few problems with characters breaking out into song at completely inappropriate (or sometimes even appropriate) moments.
What I still find odd about Romance and Cigarettes is that I don't really know what the film was trying to do, or say. It all felt, well, a little experimental. Sarandon plays Kitty Kane, a woman whose husband (Nick Murder, played by Gandolfini) has cheated on her. The film follows Nick and Kitty as they deal (or fail to deal) with this.
I don't know whether I liked this or not. I'm just confused by it. And I also can't help but feel that the name Nick Murder is significant - I just don't really understand how. See, confused.
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 (I think)
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