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Ballroom Dancers and the Edited Memories

 It was a slow movie week.

Sunday: The Final Cut (2004)

        This movie is set in a futuristic world where you can get an implant to record your memories. Alan is a cutter. After someone has died he edits their best memories into a short film for the funeral. Alan specializes is cases that no one else wants to do. Bad people who have done horrible things. He edits their memories to make them look good. His latest project is a corrupt politician. The further into the project he gets the more dangerous it becomes. I thought this movie was alright. I mostly watched it because Alan is played by Robin Williams.

Tuesday: Shadow of a Woman (1946)

      Brooke had a hard time after both her parents died. She ended up in a mental institution. There she met Dr. Eric Ryder. After a week they got married. Brooke is happy and in love. When they get back to his house things start to change. Eric has a special way of treating his clients which mostly has to do with diet. Brooke starts to hear of his patients dying. She starts to get suspicious of  his practice. This movie was ok. Brooke is annoying. She keeps saying, "I didn't know that about you." Well of course you didn't you only knew him for a week before you married him. There's a lot you won't know.

Friday: Strictly Ballroom (1992)

      Scott is a ballroom dancer. Ballroom dancing is what his family does. His parents are former dancers who now own a dance studio. They are training Scott and his siblings to compete. Scott is a great dancer. But he wants to do his own steps. He doesn't want to just to do what everyone else does. This causes a huge stir in the ballroom dancing community. It causes him to lose his partner. No one wants to work with him. Except Fran, the clumsy and shy young woman who comes to the studio. Scott is reluctant to work with her at first. But she pick up the steps quickly. They want to compete but there are a lot of obstacles in their way. I thought this movie was good. It is a little cheesy and camp, but in a good way. I really enjoyed it. It's Baz Luhrmann's (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet) first film.

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