The collected works of ScottyB

The local DVD rental joint has finally gotten in Perfect Stranger. It became my Wednesday nights viewing.

Amid a torrent of bad reviews and crits, this (sometimes suspenseful) thriller deserves a little more credit than it seems to have received. It’s definitely not poetic and certainly not a film to go up on the ‘best of’ lists, but nonetheless, it’s a good flick and definitely worthy of a watch.

It’s your typical ‘who-done-it’ murder-mystery plot and the start seems just a little bit rushed, with the first victim appearing and disappearing before you’ve even gotten to know the character. As a result, you don’t really feel for the cause, as Halle Berry sets out to discover the killer.

The movie is a showcase of twists and turns, and ultimately, you will probably be guessing for much of the film.

There are some good performances from Halle - very much like her ‘Gothika’ role in fact - sometimes forced, but generally strong scenes and suspenseful moments. Bruce Willis and Giovanni Ribisi putting in noteworthy performances also, as the dark, questionable boss - and unusual, quirky sidekick respectively.

It could have been a masterpiece, but for some reason, just didn’t make the final grade. Still, I have to say - I quite enjoyed it. It’s a solid thriller with all the usual charms and signatures.

Link: Perfect Stranger @ IMDB

At the start of the billing month, it didn’t seem like much.

But the 18GB limit that I expected to plague me has become - as of the 23rd of August, seemingly manageable.

As of today, the end of my current billing month, I’ve used a tad under 16GB.

Wooo!

Admittedly, I’ve gone a little easy on the needless downloads this month. Having no idea of Internet usage before, I’ve had to consider exactly what I needed and what I didn’t - and it seems to be working out fine.

Now.. how do I go about blowing the last 2GB tonight?