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The Invisible Circus | Year: 2001 Classification: Drama Directed: - Adam Brooks Actors/Actresses: - Cameron Diaz - Jordana Brewster - Camilla Belle A Good Story Told in a Wrong Way Though Cameron Diaz's name will attract you, it is actually Jordana Brewster ("The Fast and the Furious") who leads the story -- and that story itself is a good one. A young girl Phoebe (Brewster) learns that her elder sister Faith (Diaz), whom she adored and even idolized, killed herself in Portugal after she left her family to go to Europe. To seek for the truth behind her death, Phoebe too decides to follow her sister's path with "Wolf," Faith's ex-boyfriend. What will Phoebe see in the end? This touching story is accompanied with good music and cinematography. The picturesque location in Portugal and France is breathtakingly beautiful, and we have supporting cast including Blythe Danner ("Meet the Parents") and even Moritz Bleibtreu (Mani of "Run Lola Run"). However, the director handles each character in a very wrong way. As we are not given enough clues to relate to any of them, we do not just understand why Faith has to devote herself to radical political movements; we do not just know why Phoebe falls in love with "Wolf" (Eccleston) so suddenly; or most of all, why Phoebe has to chase her sister's image so desperately. In one scene in Paris Brewster"s Phoebe sees her sister's vision on a door, and Phoebe, as if haunted by the vision, slams into the panel on which she thinks she sees her sister beckoning her to "push." Probably the director intended to express Phoebe's state of mind, but we audience are simply left wondering what is going on. Jordana Brewster, usually a good actor, is not particularly to blame, I think; rather, it seems as if she herself is at a loss how to act. As a whole, "Invisible Circus' is a watchable film. Its acting is, if not memorable, not so bad, but Diaz and Eccleston sometimes look very uncomfortable in their 70 fashion. Major stars' participation in a small film is always welcome, but in this case, I just regret the lost opportunity. The Invisible Circus I think "The Invisible Circus" was a good movie, but it could've been better. Here are the facts: Phoebe(Jordana Brewster) is an eighteen year old living in San Francisco in 1976 with her mother(Blythe Danner). Her father(Patrick Bergin) died of leukemia nine years before, and her sister Faith(Cameron Diaz) killed herself six years before in Portugal. Phoebe never got over Faith's death, so she decides to go to Europe to find out what happened to Faith during her year in Europe. Phoebe uses the postcards Faith sent as a map, going everywhere Faith went(Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris and Portugal).<BR>In Paris, she finds Wolf(Christopher Eccleston), Faith's ex-boyfriend. Wolf hasn't gotten over Faith's death either, despite the fact he's about to marry another woman(Isabella Pasco). With Wolf's help, Phoebe learns what happened to Faith and why she killed herself, and Phoebe finally moves on. The performances were good enough, and the movie was somewhat interesting. Overall- 5.5/10 Moving This video is very moving and intense. It is the story of a girl who committed suicide in the 1960s, and her now-grown-up sister's attempt to understand what happened. It seamlessly traces and intertwines both sisters' trips through Europe, and shows how the older sister went further and further into rebellion until she reached a point she could not turn back or go on. It shows the older sister's integrity - even though she did not get caught in her crime, and faced only her own guilt, she was unable to live with herself, and saw suicide as the only way out. It shows the boyfriend's love of her, even as he tried to get her to pull back, and his attempt to understand, years later, what had happened. And it shows the sister's and mother's attempts to live with what had happened. It is a very powerful movie. Diaz shines in her role, and Ecclestein, Danner and the other minor characters are also very powerful. Brewster is a little weak - a more experienced actor could have brought a little more depth to her character, and Ecclestein's wig was horrendous.<BR>Those two minor flaws, however, could not dim the beauty or power of this movie. Buy The Invisible Circus at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Invisible Circus Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Invisible Circus This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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