40 Shades of Blue is a good character drama. Shot with grainier resolution (digital hand-held maybe?), it's earthy as are it's characters. The main ones are an interesting mix, with a foreigner Dina Korzen playing a mixed up but seducing dyed blonde Russian - and the lead. She is tall, gaunt, and looks malnourishy-thin. Without going in too much of the story I also enjoyed Darren Burrows performance as a ticked-off son. One scene towards then end lifted the movie from a 6 to a 7. It was a particularly well done climactic scene between the above mentioned 2. Rip Torn as the father is loud, obnoxious, and almost an afterthought. Of course thats what helps build tension. The dysfunctionality of the family is surely lowly. Still there's a lot of beautifully shot sequences and some poignant dialogue. Worth a watch, if you don't mind a bit of a slow pacing.
Review of Forty Shades of Blue
