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Cold Souls
This movie is not about winter shoes. It is so enjoyable to watch a person who has a troubled soul see that that it is really a chick pea. It really made me laugh. Paul Giamatti has done it again leaving himself open to experience life again. The soul he receives is a Russian poet who he sees as beautiful. After a few weeks with his new soul he decides that he wants his soul back. After finding out that it has been misplaced, possibly in New Jersey, he wants to learn more about this poets soul he has rented. This leads him to meet the woman, a mule, who transported it from Russia. This mule is slowly feeling the effects, residual as they say, of transporting so many souls to America. This movie is funny, reflective and touching. Forget about the economy and see this film. Enjoy!
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Written September 20, 2009
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Written September 11, 2009
It was absolutely horrible and pointless!
The central premise of the movie--the ability to extract and store one's soul--is a novel and intriguing idea, and it COULD have made for a funny and entertaining movie. But with the exception of Giamatti's decent acting in the movie, however, that is the only good thing I can say about this flick. It was just not funny, and it moved very slowly. (It's billed as [BLOCKED WEBSITE]edy?!) I almost fell asleep twice while watching it, and had it not been for my fiance wanting to watch it till the end, I would have walked out on it. Even the rest of the audience hardly laughed throughout--maybe three or four times.
The critic reviews at Moviefone were rating this movie at four and five stars. Ridiculous! I would even go so far as to say that this movie is one of the three worst movies I have seen in my entire life.
I suggest that if you feel compelled to see this movie, do yourself a favor and wait until it is available at a Redbox rental machine for $1.
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Written September 7, 2009
Cod Souls
Odd. Very engaging and extremely well-acted.
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Written September 1, 2009
Existential Error
In _COLD SOULS_ Paul Giamatti plays Paul Giamatti, an aging, angst-loaded actor preparing for an upcoming stage performance. After reading an article about the benefits of soul storage in "The New Yoker" magazine, Giamatti has his soul extracted and placed into cold storage. What follows is a somber tale of self realization as Giamatti comes to miss his soul and then decides to have it reimplanted. Unfortunately, Russian soul traffickers have illegally appropriated Giamatti's essence. In the ensuing quest to retrieve his soul, Giamatti learns that the soul is an important element of self and it's inherent value to just being, well, Paul Giamatti.
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