Review of Edmond (2006) by J K — 12 May 2007

I'll be honest, this movie was pretty quirky and strange but also quite interesting. At first, we meet the character of a pretty mild businessman that is a little disappointed with having a meeting being pushed back to a certain time.

Enter the odd little fortune-telling place he encounters with those same digits. Then the odd cards he receives in his tarot reading. Which causes him to go home and leave his wife, after he realizes how boring it all is.

Then, after going to the bar and meeting quite a character that seems to brainwash him about things. Things get really weird, a whirlwind of events that seems to spiral out of control. A story of a lonely man trying to fill the emptiness he feels.

William H. Macy does a wonderful job of portraying such a mild-mannered soul that suddenly goes out of control and does so many things that are looked down upon in society.

Getting a hooker is expensive, street card gaming people are cheaters and pimps apparently want to kill you. Even after all this he still continues to search the streets for something. Well, after that the boredom kind of disappears.

I noticed when watching this piece that Edmond seemed to be a little obsessive when he spoke about certain things. He also seemed to be reiterating the words spoken to him at the bar and then adding on. Spiralling into madness that leads to other events that only seem to get him in trouble.

There is one part in the movie which is almost heartbreaking when he's discussing things with the priest. And then, somehow it kind of winds down and things begin to settle.