Product: The Dead Girl (2006)
Rating: 5.0
Finest Film of the Year
Absolutely the most remarkable piece of cinema I've seen all year, and one of those rare gems that gives us reason for hope - there actually are brilliant directors and cinematographers out there even though they toil in the fields of low pay and unrecognition. As other reviewers have mentioned it seems unbelievable that I'd never heard a word about this film... but of course I know much more than I need to know about Spiderman 12 and Pirates of the Caribbean 9, all of it drilled into my skull every hour of every day for weeks.There's not a note of music, a sound, a line, an expression or a bit of body language in this deeply moving film that doesn't ring true. Welcome to the real Los Angeles.Karen Moncrieff deserved or deserves an Oscar for Best Director, and I doubt there's any film that can match this one for such unfailing brilliant performances by an obviously dedicated cast.If you're serious about films, don't miss The Dead Girl. It's a hard one to shake off.