The Shape of Things Page #6

Synopsis: While visiting an art museum, a nerdy college student named Adam meets an iconoclastic artist named Evelyn and is instantly smitten. As their relationship develops, she gradually encourages Adam to change in various ways that surprise his older friends, Jenny and Philip. However, as events progress, Evelyn's antics become darker and darker as her influence begins to twist Adam and his friends in hurtful ways.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Neil LaBute
Production: Focus Features
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
2003
96 min
$662,763
2,819 Views


now we get to make up.

Were you nervous before?

I mean, about us

with the video.

Oh, not really.

A bit.

Sure.

Yeah. It's just, let's not watch

it. Okay? Do we have to do that?

Not if you don't want to.

Good.

'Cause I don't think I could get into

that actually. See, I'm totally different.

I think everyone should

see themselves doing it,

and their friends

should see it too.

That's why the tape's going back to my

place. Don't be so frightened of everything.

I'm not.

I'm not frightened anyway.

I just don't think that's a thing other

people need to see, ever... my ass.

People like who? Philip?

No, that's fine.

You can show him.

Are you crazy?

Why is he your friend? Oh, God,

you don't wanna go over all that.

I just don't think you need

that kind of person in your life e.

I mean, no one does.

It... It may be a touch early to

start dictating who my friends are.

Yeah... I suppose.

Boy, he really got under

your skin, didn't he?

Under, over, around.

I hate that kind of guy.

What kind?

That kind.

Whatever he is, that's what

I hate. I'll let him know.

No! God, no.

Don't give him the satisfaction.

And he'd take it too.

Believe me. I don't know.

Maybe it would help him,

you know, be better or something.

The only thing that would help him

is a f***in' knife through his throat.

Okay, I'm glad I don't have

a pet rabbit or anything.

You know what I mean.

Um... no, not really.

I've just been around his type,

that's all, and I don't like him.

Yeah, I got that part.

No big deal.

Right. No, it was the "knife through the

throat" part that was the big deal, I thought.

Oh, that's just an expression.

From where?

Transylvania?

No.

From the Scorned Girl's Handbook.

Oh, yeah, page 666.

You've been peeking.

You know what happens

to peekers, don't you?

Well, if they're deejays, they usually get

asked to play "Misty" on the radio all the time.

Close.

No, I'll show you.

But you have to do me

a favor. What's that?

Just... smile.

Smile into the camera...

for as...

long as you can.

Jenny!

Adam! Hi!

Hey.

Hi.

Oh!

So...

Thanks for coming.

I appreciate it.

of course.

How's it going?

You know... okay.

Right.

Lots to do for a wedding. I bet.

Yeah. Invitations to get out,

arrangements to make.

Air tanks to fill.

That too.

So you guys are still going through with

that, huh? That's what we're saying.

- What do you mean, "saying"?

- No, no, no. We are.

It's what we're doing.

I just...

- Jenny, what?

- I don't know.

I'm just, you know, worried.

Why?

About what? What do you think? Philip.

He's just, I don't know,

being funny.

- Funny how?

- Just kinda funny odd.

Like nice.

Nice?

Yeah. You know, sweet?

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Neil LaBute

Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, In the Company of Men (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Awards, and the New York Film Critics Circle. He wrote and directed the films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Possession (2002) (based on the A.S. Byatt novel), The Shape of Things (2003) (based on his play of the same name), The Wicker Man (2006), Some Velvet Morning (2013), and Dirty Weekend (2015). He directed the films Nurse Betty (2000), Lakeview Terrace (2008), and the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral (2010). LaBute created the TV series Billy & Billie, writing and directing all of the episodes and is also creator of the TV series Van Helsing. He also directed several episodes for shows such as Hell on Wheels and Billions. more…

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