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Katie’s April.
February 11, 2007I never thought I'd say this… I love Katie Holmes.
For this one time and for one reason only: Pieces of April, an indie film where she plays a wayward daughter who invites her estranged family to Thanksgiving dinner.
For the first time, I didn't see traces of Joey (Dawson's Creek, remember?) in her acting. None of the tilt-my-head-to-the-side, shrug-my-shoulder, smile-my-tired-with-a-slight-grimace smile that has carried over to her portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins (she is not going to reprise her role due to scheduling conflicts). In Pieces, her acting is authentic and honest. She is just any other troubled girl who has managed to alienate herself from her family through rebellion and addiction, and who has now grown up and is trying to make amends, trying to make things right again especially with her mom who is dying of cancer.
There is never a dull moment in this film. And even with the formidable truth of the mom's cancer, the movie does not drip with sentimentality. Throughout the various challenges April (Holmes) had to go through to make Thanksgiving dinner happen, I found myself cheering her on. And at the end of the film, I felt a lump in my throat, too happy and too relieved I couldn't even move from my seat long after the credits have finished rolling.
I love the Independent Film Channel. Oh I do.
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haha ka tag-an ko! haha! anyway, missya where have u been? abi ko niuli na ka. tawgi nya ko or tawgan tikaw hehe kutob kinsa kauna =P
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i.hi ko ni ngoy (inger) and mike (luke)…
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Posted by mai at February 11, 2007, 8:25 pm