Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.
Has a good reputation among critics and film-buffs, but I thought this was duller than dullsville on a dull tuesday.
Fassbender has got to be one of the most overrated actors in recent times. He's got a distinctive look and his eyes pierces through the screen I'll give him that. And a well-sized johnson (as proven on numorous ocassions here) but other than that he's fairly mediocre.
Shame is nothing short of a masterpiece: every shot tells a story.
SYNOPSIS: (from Google) Successful and handsome New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) seems to live an ordinary life, but he hides a terrible secret behind his mask of normalcy: Brandon is a sex addict. His constant need for gratification numbs him to just about everything else. But, when Sissy (Carey Mulligan), Brandon's needy sister, unexpectedly blows into town, crashes at his apartment and invades his privacy, Brandon is finally forced to confront his addiction head-on.
REVIEW:
I'm certain Shame will always be my personal favorite McQueen film. McQueen tells a story with the camera and with the voice.
McQueen brought on Sean Bobbitt as cinematographer fo...
Perhaps Im just desensitised to sex, and stories about sex, but for the most part the regular sight of a naked Michael Fassbender shagging, showering and/or wanking did nothing for me. His Brandon is a New York office worker who is obsessed about sex and who works in a team of permanently horny men led by his married but odiouly indiscreet boss Fisher (James Badge Dale) who also has a lot in common with a rabbit. Brandon has no problem attracting women, or paying for their services, until his sister Sissy (Carey Mulligan) arrives for a visit. Hed ignored her calls for days hoping shed just go away, but hed also forgotten that she had keys to his apartment - and once ensconced, she was in no rush to go anywhere. Obviously, this curtails his ...