Daniel
Craig, a fine British actor with 20 years in films prior to Bondage,
gives a touching performance as Joe Scott, an aging and
all-but-washed-up Hollywood star adrift in a haze of drugs, sex and
squandered fame. When he learns of the sudden death of his childhood
best friend, he returns to the small English seaside village where he
grew up to attend the funeral. There, he's flooded by memories of the
summer of ’72 – a summer of innocence, discovery and tragedy that set
him on the path to his current life. This powerful drama about love,
loss and redemption features a nostalgic soundtrack of songs by Scott
Walker, Roxy Music, David Bowie and others. Watch for two scenes in
particular: Young Joe and his girlfriend Ruth dancing and lip-syncing to
the Roxy song, "If There Is Something," and the wordless final minutes
of the film in which loose ends are tied up. Craig (who also executive
produced) is superb, as is Claire Forlani (MEET JOE BLACK) in a small
but indelible performance as Joe's grownup girlfriend who had married
his now dead friend.
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