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Permanent Midnight | Year: 1998 Directed: - David Veloz Actors/Actresses: - Ben Stiller - Cheryl Ladd - Connie Nielsen - Elizabeth Hurley - Maria Bello gret movie I can't believe this movie has been given so many bad reviews!Ilove it! Ben Stiller gives the best performence of his career in this true story of TV writer jerry stahl's life and how he screwed it all up by using drugs.Some of the moments are genuinly funny ,others disturbing,and others sad.I haven't read the book but I've heard it's even better.Awesome soundtrack too.A must see! 4 1/2 stars wow i was bit hesitant at first...ben stiller in a heavy role such as this? but i was utterly surprised and amazed. i'm a huge stiller fan to begin with, and my appreciation of his ability to act has grown ten-fold with this flick. the movie itself is disturbing, and will stay hauntingly with you days after you see it. stiller gives one of his bets performances yet, and truly has you feeling as if you're watching this story take place in real time...right before your very eyes. the soundtrack is great too...all in all, a great movie, but please note it is not for the faint at heart. it's a smack movie...lots of shootin up, but then again, it is based on the true life, needle experiences of jerry stahl. great movie.... Midnight Express Hello, My Name is ..., and I have never shot Heroin. I fear the needle (ignore the tattoo) and fail to relish in the sadistic reactions to the drug. However, were I to awaken to a new day of increased favor towards needles and IV drug use, the viewing of this film, and the performance handed to us by Ben Stiller, has already assured me that I shan't dive into the abyss of said narcotic. You hate to use words live "riveting" and "brilliant", although clearly at ease with his psychotic side, Stiller makes me believe that a man would attempt to crash through a window post "drug-induced-euphoria". One wishes Janeane Garofalo had a few more moments on-screen, but what she added was probably enough. I haven't read the book (an oddity for me, actually), but I fear that I shall quite soon. I was drawn into the story from the get-go, though I wonder if that was due to the shooting by Veloz, or by Stiller. Either way, this "dark comedy (from whence that title came, I am still unsure)" darkened my day, and caused a bit of thought to occur - never a bad thing. Buy Permanent Midnight at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Permanent Midnight Search with the Priority Search Engine on Permanent Midnight This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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