This film has had a lot of press because of its uninhibited sex scenes and indeed Ewan McGregor manages to get his tackle out with every female character. But the film is not about sex; it is about empty lives where sex is only a surrogate for living beyond the drab immediacy.
Presented in a non-linear fashion we gradually learn the backstory of the woman fished out of the canal at the film's start and this turns into a senseless tragedy -- not only because of her accidental death but also because another set of lives will be ruined as a result. McGregor (who is called Joe, not Adam) is in a position to put this right, but he is not man enough to do so. Perhaps because he must live with this sin, his character becomes young Adam. (My ears may have been deceiving me with the strong Scottish accents, but I am sure I heard someone call him that at the very end of the movie).
1 comment:
It was about empty lives, and indeed the film seem empty itself for me - you're watching Ewan too much.
Post a Comment