Temple Grandin

An interesting bio film on HBO. TG is an autistic woman who has helped to redesign slaughter yards for the cattle industry because of her unique empathy of cows. Claire Danes's performance reminded me a little bit of Jodie Foster's "Nell". It was mannered and hammy. Julia Ormand on the other hand was really fucking good. It's not a terribly interesting story, but I found it really entertaining. That's particularly impressive given the fact that the lead actress was annoying the fuck out of me in every scene. The finale was beyond overwrought, but up until that point I thought it was a well-executed film about a simple story.