Comments on: Movie Review – My Best Friend (2007) http://commentarytrack.com/2007/08/12/review-my-best-friend-2007/ movie reviews, news and discussion Sun, 20 May 2012 05:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geoff http://commentarytrack.com/2007/08/12/review-my-best-friend-2007/#comment-291 Geoff Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:07:24 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2007/08/12/review-my-best-friend-2007/#comment-291 I thought The Man on the Train was a really excellent film which dealt with similar themes that you talk about here. It's surprising that you talk of it as a light film, since Man on the Train has such gravitas. I'll be interested to see how it compares. Identity is one of my favorite themes to explore in film, it's one of the reasons I liked Infernal Affairs and The Departed so much. It's a tough sell when you have to create characters who are instantly recognizable but with room to move, both for themselves and for the audience. I haven't seen this one yet, but I'll make a beeline for it. I thought The Man on the Train was a really excellent film which dealt with similar themes that you talk about here. It’s surprising that you talk of it as a light film, since Man on the Train has such gravitas. I’ll be interested to see how it compares.

Identity is one of my favorite themes to explore in film, it’s one of the reasons I liked Infernal Affairs and The Departed so much. It’s a tough sell when you have to create characters who are instantly recognizable but with room to move, both for themselves and for the audience. I haven’t seen this one yet, but I’ll make a beeline for it.

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