Mr. Movie reviews: Date Movie
So we are movie lovers, and so we get all the references to other movies. There just weren’t enough good ideas to go around in this movie. The beginning set piece is amusing, and the cat taking a dump in the toilet is funny. The Editing in this movie is really sloppy. It seems like the actors are always waiting around for reactions. The hold for laughs is too long, probably because the laughs aren’t there.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Mrs. Movie reviews: Date Movie
Don't do it. Under no circumstance should you waste your time or money on this movie. Now given, this is the antithesis of the type of movie I enjoy, and the only reason that I went to see this movie in the first place is because I was stuck in Utah and had two hours to kill before my next appointment, it is still a horrible attempt at a comedy. I was hoping that it might fit into that silly movie category that when it’s so bad that it might actually end up being funny, no such luck. Poor poor Alison Hannigan so desperately searches for anyone with some comedic talent and comes up empty handed every time. This film was awkward, horrible written and terribly edited – there are multiple scenes where they clearly had no idea how to end it and simply cut out the second half with no attempt at closure or explanation of the unending joke. This film aspires to “low brow” humor and never quiet manages to get to there. As I mentioned before, just don’t do it…
Don't do it. Under no circumstance should you waste your time or money on this movie. Now given, this is the antithesis of the type of movie I enjoy, and the only reason that I went to see this movie in the first place is because I was stuck in Utah and had two hours to kill before my next appointment, it is still a horrible attempt at a comedy. I was hoping that it might fit into that silly movie category that when it’s so bad that it might actually end up being funny, no such luck. Poor poor Alison Hannigan so desperately searches for anyone with some comedic talent and comes up empty handed every time. This film was awkward, horrible written and terribly edited – there are multiple scenes where they clearly had no idea how to end it and simply cut out the second half with no attempt at closure or explanation of the unending joke. This film aspires to “low brow” humor and never quiet manages to get to there. As I mentioned before, just don’t do it…
Mrs. Movie reviews: Firewall
Yet again we are faced with an action film with the penultimate action star according to the film industry, none other than Harrison Ford (that's right he is a spry 64). We are introduced to the main character of Jack who is the head of security for a small chain of banks. He of course is a loving husband and wife and has an unending work ethic and knowledge of everything hacking. So far the standard level of action film suspension of disbelief that the average moviegoer can endure. The problem is that the unbelievable scenarios just keep coming and getting worse (my favorite is the pet dog's GPS collar). This movie continually makes use of one of my biggest Hollywood pet peeves – overtly convenient story twists. So much that it misuses the standard action film privilege of suspension of disbelief and jumps straight to annoying.
Yet again we are faced with an action film with the penultimate action star according to the film industry, none other than Harrison Ford (that's right he is a spry 64). We are introduced to the main character of Jack who is the head of security for a small chain of banks. He of course is a loving husband and wife and has an unending work ethic and knowledge of everything hacking. So far the standard level of action film suspension of disbelief that the average moviegoer can endure. The problem is that the unbelievable scenarios just keep coming and getting worse (my favorite is the pet dog's GPS collar). This movie continually makes use of one of my biggest Hollywood pet peeves – overtly convenient story twists. So much that it misuses the standard action film privilege of suspension of disbelief and jumps straight to annoying.
Mrs. Movie reviews: Tsotsi
Mr. Movie and I have recently discussed a strange phenomenon that happens (at least with us) when we go to see foreign films; we have a tendency to be more forgiving of the rudimentary nature of those films. The things that we might find cliché or melodramatic in an American film are often charming in those from other countries. This definitely rang true for Tsotsi. This is a tale of a young thug (the literal translation of the word tsotsi) that lives in an impoverished township in Johannesburg. We are witness to his life and the level of desperation that he endures for survival. He seems completely unlikable until one car jacking goes wrong and he unknowingly takes a car with a baby boy in the back seat. This of course leads to a road of redemption and true human interactions for the first time in his life. Now this is usually the type of film that I would hate, however I completely fell for this movie, it was heartbreaking but never over the top. The music was compelling and the acting quite touching. The cinematography truly took you to South Africa and made me personally feel the sadness that grips these communities.
Mr. Movie and I have recently discussed a strange phenomenon that happens (at least with us) when we go to see foreign films; we have a tendency to be more forgiving of the rudimentary nature of those films. The things that we might find cliché or melodramatic in an American film are often charming in those from other countries. This definitely rang true for Tsotsi. This is a tale of a young thug (the literal translation of the word tsotsi) that lives in an impoverished township in Johannesburg. We are witness to his life and the level of desperation that he endures for survival. He seems completely unlikable until one car jacking goes wrong and he unknowingly takes a car with a baby boy in the back seat. This of course leads to a road of redemption and true human interactions for the first time in his life. Now this is usually the type of film that I would hate, however I completely fell for this movie, it was heartbreaking but never over the top. The music was compelling and the acting quite touching. The cinematography truly took you to South Africa and made me personally feel the sadness that grips these communities.
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