The Shape of Things
by Thunderdude
Greetings and salutations,
For all fellow dudes who have suffered a broken heart at the mercy of an evil
wench, I got a flick that will REALLY piss you off! In "The Shape of Things"
starring Rachel Weisz and Paul Rudd, Adam (Rudd) is a nerdy pudgy college
student. While working one of his part time jobs as a security guard, Adam
meets art student Evelyn (Weisz) as she's about to spray-paint graffiti on
a statue for the sake of hippy artsy bullshit.
Somehow this pud musters up the courage to ask Evelyn out. Flash forward
to a few weeks later Adam has lost weight thanks to jogging while he's
been seeing Evelyn. This is only the beginning of his changes that include
clothing, hair and even face. Evelyn's charms and subtle manipulation have
profound effects on Adam, to the amazement and concern of his arrogant and
cooler best friend as well as his friend's fiancée.
As the film progresses the changes have an effect on Adam's friend's
fiancée, who starts to fancy Adam more and more. Suspicions abound,
feelings are hurt and friendships are put to the test leading up to a
shocking ending that shows how cold a person can be. Ladies, a tip: if you
want to be extra evil and cruel, dump your boyfriend right after watching
this movie with him.
Rachel Weisz devilishly shines in this movie while the rest of the cast
keep up pretty well. The ending slaps you in the face like a red headed
stepchild. The movie will create great discussions after when you watch
with your friends. This is also a movie that I will not soon forget.
For all these reasons I give this
movie an A+.