Sweeney Todd

I saw Sweeney Todd tonight.

Well, hmm. I had mixed feelings about it. You could tell who really knew how to sing and who didn't. (The boy who worked in Mrs. Lovett's shop has an awesome voice.) The roles were well acted. Alan Rickman had to display a range of emotions from hopeful lover to controlling asshole, and he did so quite well. (Come to think of it, Snape has the same range of emotions.) The movie was visually striking. My biggest problem, however, was that I didn't feel at all sympathetic to the lead character, Sweeney Todd. Johnny Depp did a good job, but still, something was missing.

I think the reason that the movie is closing so fast is that people like either gore or musicals, but not both. I shut my eyes at the more gory parts.

I'm not likely to see another movie in downtown San Jose any time soon because I had to pay $5 for parking. Ouch.

I want to see The Silence before Bach when it opens here. It's currently opening only in New York.

Annoyance

I had a nasty toothache late last night. (Yes, I know, my fault for not going to the dentist yet.) I took ibuprofen and benzocaine, and more ibuprofen and benzocaine, and it barely helped. As a consequence, I didn't get to sleep until two hours before my alarm went off.

I talked to the contractor before he came over. This time he seemed to understand what I was saying, and he said that he didn't take little jobs. I told him that I already had a 12:00 appointment with him (something that I already had repeated twice already in the conversation). He said, "Oh. Can I come by at 1:30?" I grudgingly said, "Yes." However, I really wanted to take a nap.

Well, he never showed up and never called. I gave up on him at 3, and went to take a nap.

The bathroom project is turning out to be a real hassle.