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很喜欢,上等极品.TheShapeofThingsAfilmreviewbyChristopherNull-Copyright?2003Filmcritic.comNeilLaBute,youreacruel,cruelman.AfterthesomewhatsenselessYourFriendsandNeighborsandthebafflinglybadperiodpiecePossession,LaButehasatlastreturnedtohisrootswiththekindofstorythatmadeIntheCompanyofMensuchakickinthenuts.Notthatitseemsthatwayfromthestart.AtfirstitlookslikeLaButeistakingusdowntheusualboy-meets-girlroad,whenapudgyAdam(PaulRudd)encountersEvelyn(RachelWeisz)inamuseum.LaButequicklystartswiththenuance:Shespreparingtodefaceastatueinamuseumbecauseshebelievesitsquot;falseart.quot;Moretothepoint:Shesgettingreadytospray-paintadickonthethingbecauseofherconcernoveroldworldcensorship,whichforcedtheartisttofashionafigleaftocoverthephallus.Soontheyreahappy,ifunlikely,couple:Evelynsanartyüber-feminist,AdamsanawkwardandunsureEnglishmajor.Wereintroducedtoanothermismatchedpair,oldfriendsofAdam:PerkyblondeJenny(GretchenMol)andüber-assholePhilip(FrederickWeller),whoaresoontobemarriedinwhatPhilipwantstobeanunderwaterceremony.ItsoonbecomesclearthatAdamandJennyhavelingeringfeelingsforoneanother,thoughAdamcontinuestoprofesshisundyingloveforEvelyn.Beforeyoustopreadinganddismissthisfilmentirely,restassuredthisisntsomebadSandraBullockmovie.SomethingwickedisafootintherelationshipbetweenAdamandEvethatgoesbeyondthatfigleaf(yes,theGenesismetaphoriswhollyaproposhere).EvelynisgentlyencouragingchangesinAdam--somegood(losealittleweight,cutyourhair),somelessso(getanosejob).Bythetimewegettothegut-punchofafinale,Adamwillbeachangedman.Tryingnottogiveawaytoomuch,IllsaythatTheShapeofThingsisviciousbutalsoveryhumorous.Itsabitinglydarkandalotoffun,evenifyouarentlookingfordepththisweekend.Butdepthithas,withoutbeingpretentious.Byitsfinale,Shapepresentsarealmoralpredicament.Adamisbeingmanipulated,butifits(mostly)forthebetter,isthatsowrong?Thishappensallthetimeinrelationships,andnooneeverminds.Evelynsmotivationsshouldbebesidethepoint,right?Onthesurface,thefilmsanswerisobvious,butthisisthekindofmoviethatmakesyouwrestlewiththepuzzleasyourevealanotherlayerofpsychosesunderneath.LaButestagesShapemuchliketheplayitisbasedon(writtenbyLaButeaswell),oftenwithonlytwooftheprincipalactorsinagivenscene.Thedialogueisveryquot;play-likequot;aswell,slightlyunrealandmeticulouslydeadpan.AndsoLaButeinvitesustoaskwhetherTheShapeofThingsisperformanceart--somethingbeyondameremovie--andthatanswerisanunqualifiedyes.MyonlyrealbeefwithShapeisWeisz,whoIadoreasanactressbutwhotragicallyshedsherBritishaccentforanasalandbadlyforcedAmericansqueak.Imnotthatimpressedtobelievethattheoff-keyvoiceismeanttobepartoftheshow.Imaginehowmuchmoremenacingshewouldhavesoundedwithherwicked,trueaccent.Weiszhastoomuchscreentimetoputitcompletelyaside,butintheenditsnothardtoletitgo.TheShapeofThingsisafilmaboutinsecurity,appearances,andtheperilsofmodernrelationships.ItsviciousanddisturbingwithoutresortingtoshocktacticslikeRequiemforaDream.Itscleverandmeansatire,butitsalsooneofthosestorieswhereyousay,quot;Hey,thatcouldhappen.quot;