That's a Wrap!

Film reviews:

1) The Killing Fields – excellent film, worth renting. Malcovich was great as usual, and Sam Waterson, you know him from Law and Order, was very compelling. This one is good.
2) Suspect Zero – do not waste your time. It’s extremely boring (even with Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley). The directing is a mix of Seven and The Ring, so if you have seen either/both of those, then you have already seen this too. Also, it has Tom Cruise’s cousin in it (bad guy from LOST) and so that’s just the icing on the cake.
3) Empire of the Sun – pretty good but also very long (Spielberg likes those epics). The one scene that made me cringe was when the boy, Jamie, is walking through the camp on the first day. Everyone at the camp is wearing white or grey outfits and they are completely covered in a white dust. Then in walks Jamie wearing a red school blazer. It reminded me too much of Schindler’s List, when the little girl wearing red walked through the street, the only color in a black and white scene. Also, keep your eyes open for a small role played by Ben Stiller. He has about 4 lines total.
4) Gia- I don’t even know if this is available to rent. Channel 20 showed this movie like 4 times this weekend. Angelina Jolie before she was Angelina Jolie.

Other events from the weekend:
-chopped all my hair off. It’s really short. I mean really short.
-Nevin’s with Billy and Rife. I left when Billy turned to some guy and said “I think I saw you in Batteries Not Included. You haven’t grown much since then.”
-Early service on Sunday morning was a breath of fresh air. Looks like I may have finally found a church in Chicago.
-Napped most of Sunday day.