They Call the Wind Pariah

Rating: 7/10 (13 June 2008)

I had to jump into the fray & defend this film. While it is not M.Night's best, it is still moving, evocative, fun & thrilling. M.Night Shalomaleckem is an art house filmmaker. His forte is painting a scene, a mood. No better filmmaker can capture tension laced with melancholy like him. True, this film lags in terms of plot & I've seen better acting. But if you approach his movies with your mind and heart wide open, and let yourself feel, you'll be moved by the beauty of the images, the always stunning soundtrack & the thoughtfulness that's pervasive in all his films. My favorite director bar none. And a most misunderstood one.