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Twin
Falls, Idaho Reviewed by Rona Geller I am delighted to say that "Twin Falls Idaho" was in fact one of the better movies put out this year, and -- of course -- it is an independent film (which is generally this reviewer's favorite type). The plot was very original, showing how these twins (Mark and Michael Polish) deal with living a life together, defining their sense of 'self', and facing love with a young call girl, Penny (Michele Hicks), who has her own issues and is trying to better her karma by helping the brothers. When her love with the brother Blake intensifies, the only world he knows gets harder and the idea of separation from his brother is something he is contemplating for the first time. The brother Francis cannot imagine life on his own -- which raises the question: Is it harder to always be alone, or to be so dependent on somebody else? This movie's strongest performance was by newcomer Michele Hicks, who lit up the screen with her morbid porcelain doll face. This movie works because it does not manipulate your emotions; it trusts the audience's intellect to simply observe a different and difficult life. It also features one of the truly greatest lines said in a long time: "There are no sad endings, that is just the point when the author stops telling his story. But it does go on… it's just left unsaid". Some call this foreshadowing; I call it words to live by. |
