Halwa, burfi...to begin with! Anitha and I were snacking on these tasty confections in the afternoon while scanning a myriad of channels for movies. We caught a glimpse of Julia Roberts wearing a green saree and thought it's a good movie to kill time. Eat, pray and love. The gargantuan running time proved to be a dismay.
Then came the scene where Javier Bardem was driving a jeep in Bali! Dios mio! Why is this Hispanic guy so good-looking to the point of being delectable?! And wait till you hear his deep gruff voice. Oh si! We totally forgot about Julia towards the end of the movie and got hooked with Javier. Allow me a little Spanish por pabor. Te quiero, Javier, mi amor! Se que estas casado. Hi Penelope!
So back to reality.
I remember him as Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men. His character here is so evil that there's no way of comprehending his psyche except that he's hired by his "efficient way" to recover money. In my opinion, this sets the bar so high for credit card collectors. His portrayal is so amazing that won him an Oscar in 2007.
Anyway, we finished EPL gasping and happy without noticing the empty bowls of sweets. Moral of the story: Don't watch a Javier movie side by side confectionery to avoid that extra avoirdupois.
