Crazy Time

Last night my wife and I went to see "Distracted" at the Artists Repertory Theater on Morrison in downtown Portland. Nominally about a family with a hyperactive 3rd grader, but just about every character in the cast was some kind of crazy. Interspersed throughout were asides to the audience about just how crazy either the characters, or the actors playing the characters, were. There were numerous funny bits, some just for fun, some because they mirrored modern life so perfectly. They explore all the various approaches to dealing with the problems their son is running into without coming to any conclusion other than they love for their son. Great show!

This evening we watched "Red Road" on DVD. Supposedly the best thriller of 2007. No, it's not. It's definitely not a thriller. A bit of a psychological drama I supposes. We've got a widow stalking the paroled killer of her husband and daughter. It's been years since their death, but she is still sleeping with their ashes. Having a hard time letting go. There is some suspense in that you are wondering just what is going on, but mostly it's just a study of people. Crazy people. Ordinary people. People you run into every day.