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Brothers of the Head (2005)
Edgy and original but lacks that movie magic.
I have to say this was an interesting and dark movie. I think anyone who is a fan of punk or hard rock will enjoy the music. There is plenty of it. This movie is very dark and sad in many ways in the way it looks into the hardship of these Siamese twins. A main theme in the movie was the fact that their punk band was a freak show which is the reason people actually went. WEll I think this movie was a freak show. It's not as bad as that dumb comedy about the conjoined twins a few years ago but in a sense this movie is a one trick pony riding on the freak factor and mediocre music. I have to give the movie makers credit for making this one of the only movies to feature punk music but the singer is border line terrible and the whole movie lacks that extra spark that could have made it fantastic. Despite all this the acting was fantastic especially from the two twins. This is not a must see but an interesting and intriguing movie of two conjoined twins in the wake of the 1980's punk movement. I would go see this movie.
Yesterday (2004)
A strong, powerful but oftentimes one dimensional film about HIV and AIDS in Africa
I found yesterday to be a very profound movie. It teaches the pain of having HIV in Africa through a young married woman, yesterday. She has a husband and a daughter, Beauty and learns she has HIV. She is devastated by this and goes through perils that no person should go through. The movie speaks out to you making you believe you are there in South Africa. The film made me want to do everything I could do to help fight AIDS. It is a very sad film and a very powerful one. My only discrepancy is in the style the director choose. The movie is very simple and only follows the life of Yesterday. The movie often feels one dimensional and boring. But the acting is so well done and the movie has so much depth that I strongly recommend it.