Okay, so yesterday I finally had the pleasure of seeing the movie BLACK SWAN, to say that I loved this movie might just be an understatement. And as soon as I watched it I really wanted to run home and write all about it, but I had to re frame. I needed to have time to let everything that I had just watched marinate over me, because the thing is this movie is extraordinary. Darren Arnosky has this way about him that he can make almost any story seem so surreal that it is just ridiculous. I mean really the way the movie is shot I have never wanted to watch ballet so bad in my entire life.
So I guess I should tell you who all is in it. The main players in this little picture are, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, and Winnona Ryder. This cast is just top notch to say the least. It really is a pleasure to be able to go out and just watch movies that are homeruns and that is exactly what this movie and this cast was. NATALIE PORTMAN plays the lead role of Nina Sayers and it's no secert that I love her but if she doesn't win an oscar for this performance then I just don't know. Her transformation into the Black Swan is something to be seen. Vincent Cassel is, wow. I don't know I feel like after seeing him I should have definitely danced and gotten to the point where I could direct a company of dancers because this guy does whatever he wants to these women just mind fucking them to get the best performance out of them.
MILA KUNIS continues to impress me, and believe me she really has been a hard sell for me, but she just keeps on doing it and in this movie it is no different. Her role is somewhat understated but she is great in it as the dancer that knows her own sexuality and just lets loose. and the scene with her and Portman leising out, all I can say is YIKESSSS!!!! WINNONA RYDER is great as the dancer that is over the hill and is finally getting pushed out of the starring role. And then there is the overly possessive mother played by BARBARA HERSHEY. I mean the way that her and Portman enter act is just crazy and quite disturbing.
So opens with a new season for this ballet company which Natalie Portman has been dancing for a while now. Vincent Cassel tells everyone that they are going a different direction and that Winnona Ryder's character will no longer be in the starring role and that they will be doing his version of Swan Lake. And it is at this point that the movie officially starts. It seems to me that the world of ballet may in fact be way more cutthroat than anything I might have ever experienced in my entire life. I mean these girls are seriously crazy. And the pressure to be the star seems to crush them.
Vincent Cassel's character ends up casting Natalie Portman as the swan queen even though he has some reservations over the fact of if she can play the black swan and in fact as the movie goes on he feels that Mila Kunis's character might just be better suited for it. At one point he even tells Portman's character to go home and touch herself so that she can translate that and maybe seduce the audience. And as the film goes on you can just see Portman literally transforming into the black swan until she gives the performance of a lifetime, but like all great things it comes with a fantastic price.
As someone put it to me this movie was perfectly crazy and disturbingly beautiful. And boy was she right. That is exactly what this film is. It shows what someone who has really mastered or is on the way to mastering a craft can do with the right people behind him. And for me it really shows the price that people pay for perfection. I don't think people really realize the price that some people pay. People like Micheal Jordan, or Tiger Woods, or Peyton Manning. They all didn't wake up one morning and just magically they were the best. It takes a lot of sacrifice to be on top. And sometimes you end up giving up more than you ever really knew. Please go see this movie as soon as possible.
Like always, Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
HOW DO YOU KNOW
So here is the question boys and girls, HOW DO YOU KNOW when you're watching a good movie? If you are watching a James L. Brooks movie then chances are that you probably are. I mean the guy really doesn't make movies that often but to say that is a cinematic god just might be an understatement. I mean lets see AS GOOD AS IT GETS, BROADCAST NEWS, and oh yeah even SPANGLISH folks. I know a lot of people didn't like it but I know I certainly did.
So, I know a lot of you out there have seen the preview for this movie but you might be thinking to yourself what is this movie really about? Well the best way that I heard it described and what I would say about it is that it is a romantic comedy for grown people. It is not just this frivolous movie where things are start off a little hectic and then there is this stretch of happiness then there is a sort of semi-problem all culminating in this finish that makes everyone happy. Now don't get me wrong this movie does have a happy ending, but the getting there is the thing that really makes this movie great.
I was talking to a friend the other day and I think he said it best. Every single character in this movie gets fleshed out and you really know exactly who these people are. From Paul Rudd's good guy who's world seems to be crashing around him, to Owen Wilson's pro baseball player who is genuinely falling for Witherspoon's character but he is such a self involved prick to the point that when he comes 15% of the way it's like the best thing that ever happened.
I love this movie because it is a movie that is full of great dialogue, and really great performances. Most people know that I'm not the biggest REESE WITHERSPOON but she is phenomenal in this movie, as the ex pro softball player who is trying to figure out what is next. And in my opinion it would almost be criminal if PAUL RUDD didn't get an oscar nomination. I'm not saying he should win, I'm just saying that I love this guy and he can pretty much do it all, and I would love to see him come oscar night.
I feel like this movie really hit me at the core right now, because really I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. I mean I write this blog that I know just a select few people read and sometimes I just look at myself and wonder what am I doing. I mean after I went and saw this movie I almost instantly went out and bought some play-doe(once you see the movie you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.)
I hope I've made a strong enough case for all of you to go and see this movie, but if not then here is something else, if you all out there don't go see this movie then I will not be your friends anymore, yep just did it, went back to grade school on all of you. Anyway folks, like always.
Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
So, I know a lot of you out there have seen the preview for this movie but you might be thinking to yourself what is this movie really about? Well the best way that I heard it described and what I would say about it is that it is a romantic comedy for grown people. It is not just this frivolous movie where things are start off a little hectic and then there is this stretch of happiness then there is a sort of semi-problem all culminating in this finish that makes everyone happy. Now don't get me wrong this movie does have a happy ending, but the getting there is the thing that really makes this movie great.
I was talking to a friend the other day and I think he said it best. Every single character in this movie gets fleshed out and you really know exactly who these people are. From Paul Rudd's good guy who's world seems to be crashing around him, to Owen Wilson's pro baseball player who is genuinely falling for Witherspoon's character but he is such a self involved prick to the point that when he comes 15% of the way it's like the best thing that ever happened.
I love this movie because it is a movie that is full of great dialogue, and really great performances. Most people know that I'm not the biggest REESE WITHERSPOON but she is phenomenal in this movie, as the ex pro softball player who is trying to figure out what is next. And in my opinion it would almost be criminal if PAUL RUDD didn't get an oscar nomination. I'm not saying he should win, I'm just saying that I love this guy and he can pretty much do it all, and I would love to see him come oscar night.
I feel like this movie really hit me at the core right now, because really I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. I mean I write this blog that I know just a select few people read and sometimes I just look at myself and wonder what am I doing. I mean after I went and saw this movie I almost instantly went out and bought some play-doe(once you see the movie you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.)
I hope I've made a strong enough case for all of you to go and see this movie, but if not then here is something else, if you all out there don't go see this movie then I will not be your friends anymore, yep just did it, went back to grade school on all of you. Anyway folks, like always.
Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
TOP 5'S VOLUME 2
I'm back ladies and sirs for the second day in a row no less. I guess I'm going to have to start making this a habit. Give the people what they want right. Give them more me and what I'm thinking that is all anyone can hope for. So onward and upward with my next list of TOP 5'S. Today because I am just in the mode I'm going to talk about TOP 5 CHRISTMAS MOVIES.
5. ELF- Now I must say the first time I saw this movie I hated it. I don't know why but I specifically remember leaving the movie theater and thinking what the hell was that i just watched? Now of course at the time I was going to Seminole State, so it could just be the fact that, that very year I was transformed into the biggest hard ass I've ever been in my life. But I'll tell you after I saw it in the movies a couple of years later I was at home with my mom and sister around Christmas and we watched it and it just hit all the right buttons with me. Now I look forward to it being on TV every year.
4. THE FAMILY STONE- Now this movie I was in love with every since I saw the first trailer for it. And when I saw it in the movies I wasn't let down. The funny thing about this movie is that it kind of got it's legs on dvd, because I remember there really wasn't that many people that saw it in theaters, and I was very surprised by that at the time. I love this movie from start to finish. Every character in this movie serves a purpose and all of them really touch my funny bone. I particularly like this movie because it was the movie that affirmed my love for RACHEL McADAMS. She is so stinking hot in this movie it's ridiculous. Really just a great family Christmas movie.
3. LOVE ACTUALLY- I could probably put this movie higher up because the fact of the matter is I can pretty much watch this movie anytime of the year, it is that freaking good. But maybe that is why it isn't higher because it is not just Christmas specific for me. There is nothing I really like better than a bunch of interlocking stories with British people. It's win win win for me. COLIN FIRTH is outstanding, HUGH GRANT is HUGH GRANT, LIAM NEESON is pretty much the balls, and oh there is KIERA KNIGHTLY. Are you kicking me I have an actor errection just thinking about them all. LOVE ACTUALLY is something kind of wonderful.
2. THE GRINCH- Every since I was a little kid I have just absolutely loved this movie. It really isn't Christmas until I see this movie and every time I see it, it brings back all this childhood whimsy. I mean I even have THE GRINCH as my ring tone this time of year. There just isn't anything like that mean old grinch really. I will watch this movie every year for the rest of my life, and with any luck I'll have a little one someday that will love it just as much as I do.
1. HOME ALONE- Holy shit, if this isn't just the greatest Christmas movie ever then I don't know what is. There once was a time when they made really great Christmas movies and they made really great kid's movies. This falls into both categories. I hate it for kids today because everything that is great in kid's movies is all computer animated. There really aren't any movies like HOME ALONE, THE SANDLOT, or HOOK. Just really great movies about kids that are for kids. This movie was really just every childhood boy my age's dream. Me and all of my friends just dreamed about being home alone and taking on some robbers. This movie more than any other Christmas movie reminds me of my childhood. It reminds me why I love to right and create things. It reminds me of the times I use to run through my backyard with a stick I had fashioned into a sword and only my imagination to entertain me. I love love love this movie.
That's all for now, and as usual folks. Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
5. ELF- Now I must say the first time I saw this movie I hated it. I don't know why but I specifically remember leaving the movie theater and thinking what the hell was that i just watched? Now of course at the time I was going to Seminole State, so it could just be the fact that, that very year I was transformed into the biggest hard ass I've ever been in my life. But I'll tell you after I saw it in the movies a couple of years later I was at home with my mom and sister around Christmas and we watched it and it just hit all the right buttons with me. Now I look forward to it being on TV every year.
4. THE FAMILY STONE- Now this movie I was in love with every since I saw the first trailer for it. And when I saw it in the movies I wasn't let down. The funny thing about this movie is that it kind of got it's legs on dvd, because I remember there really wasn't that many people that saw it in theaters, and I was very surprised by that at the time. I love this movie from start to finish. Every character in this movie serves a purpose and all of them really touch my funny bone. I particularly like this movie because it was the movie that affirmed my love for RACHEL McADAMS. She is so stinking hot in this movie it's ridiculous. Really just a great family Christmas movie.
3. LOVE ACTUALLY- I could probably put this movie higher up because the fact of the matter is I can pretty much watch this movie anytime of the year, it is that freaking good. But maybe that is why it isn't higher because it is not just Christmas specific for me. There is nothing I really like better than a bunch of interlocking stories with British people. It's win win win for me. COLIN FIRTH is outstanding, HUGH GRANT is HUGH GRANT, LIAM NEESON is pretty much the balls, and oh there is KIERA KNIGHTLY. Are you kicking me I have an actor errection just thinking about them all. LOVE ACTUALLY is something kind of wonderful.
2. THE GRINCH- Every since I was a little kid I have just absolutely loved this movie. It really isn't Christmas until I see this movie and every time I see it, it brings back all this childhood whimsy. I mean I even have THE GRINCH as my ring tone this time of year. There just isn't anything like that mean old grinch really. I will watch this movie every year for the rest of my life, and with any luck I'll have a little one someday that will love it just as much as I do.
1. HOME ALONE- Holy shit, if this isn't just the greatest Christmas movie ever then I don't know what is. There once was a time when they made really great Christmas movies and they made really great kid's movies. This falls into both categories. I hate it for kids today because everything that is great in kid's movies is all computer animated. There really aren't any movies like HOME ALONE, THE SANDLOT, or HOOK. Just really great movies about kids that are for kids. This movie was really just every childhood boy my age's dream. Me and all of my friends just dreamed about being home alone and taking on some robbers. This movie more than any other Christmas movie reminds me of my childhood. It reminds me why I love to right and create things. It reminds me of the times I use to run through my backyard with a stick I had fashioned into a sword and only my imagination to entertain me. I love love love this movie.
That's all for now, and as usual folks. Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
TOP 5'S
Today I'm going to do something a little bit different. Today I'm going to begin my salute to TOP 5's. Much like the movie High Fidelity I'm going to begin spouting out my list of TOP 5 everythings. Now of course in between these lists there will be movie reviews, but I guess I'm just doing this as a little change of pace. And for those of you poor souls out there that actually read this, maybe you send me back your TOP 5's and we will compare. Maybe you get a little bit more insight on just who exactly I really am. Today to start out I think I'm going to do two categories. The first being TOP 5 INDEPENDENT FILMS and then TOP 5 UP AND COMING MALE ACTORS.
So let's get started. For those of you out there that know me and read this from time to time, you should know that I love love love independent film. I think that it is such a great form of film and you really get to see just who people are though it, so without further ado I will give you my list of TOP 5's.
5. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOUR DEAD - This movie is nothing less than spectcular. It is a thriller about two desperate brothers and what exactly people will do in times of desperation. I promise you that you will be shocked the entire time you are watching this film. Go out and see it.
4. BRICK- I absolutely love this movie. This was one of those movies that I will watch anytime anywhere. This is a noir story that takes place in its own unique world of high school. The look, the language, the acting. It truly is a movie like no other. I really want everyone to see this movie.
3. CHASING AMY- I love Kevin Smith more than anyone probably should and this is one of my favorite movies of his and maybe one of my favorite movies ever. This is the movie where I fell in love with BEN AFFLECK. Any guy who tries and successfully turns a leisbian is aces in my book. This is a movie about love, life, and friendship. And there are plenty of dick and fart jokes to go around. A must watch for our generation.
2. BEFORE SUNRISE/BEFORE SUNSET- I know , I know my 2 spot is filled with two movies and I really don't care. Because you need to watch them both back to back to get the full weight of it all if you ask me. They are both so very unique in their own right and they are both spot on. It is truly a masterful job of acting, story-telling, and filmmaking. I love these movies with all my heart they really do appeal to the hopeless romantic in me.
1. CLERKS- That's right none other than the movie that reignited the independent movie as far as I'm concerned. It's so simple it was all shot in one location and it is done in black and white. And sure it looks kind of shitty, but who cares because that's what independent film is, it's raw and it's wonderful, and it tells a real story about real people. This is the movie that started it all for me. Thanks COOP.
Now here is some man meat for all you ladies out there that love leading me. This is my up and coming list of guys that are pretty much ready to take hollywood by storm.
5. ZAC EFRON- I can't believe I'm even saying this and believe me a couple five months ago there is no way you would have ever caught me saying it, but this guy might just be the real thing. He seems to be wanting to break away from that High School Musical thing that made him so big and I for one applaud that. 17 AGAIN I have to say that I really do like it and I think that it is just a really good movie that i would watch anytime, and then him in ME AND ORSON WELLES pretty much sealed the deal for me. Look out for him.
4. JUSTIN LONG- This guy has been around for some time now you might remember him in JEEPERS CREEPERS I know I do. But really he hasn't until lately been used in the manner that really allows him to shine. If you don't believe me watch him in his blink and you'll miss it scene in ZAC AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO, and check out GOING THE DISTANCE and you'll know exactly what I do and that is that this guy is on his way.
3. JESSE EISENBERG- This guy is the real deal. The first time I remember seeing him is in a little movie called THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. And he really hasn't let of the gas since. The guy plays that sort of off beat nerdy social awkward everyman character like no other. He killed it in THE SOCIAL NETWORK this year, but he has been doing it long before that, really check out ADVENTURELAND, ZOMBIELAND, and THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS and you'll really know all about this guy.
2. TOM HARDY- Now this guy here really isn't so young at all and that's cool because this is my list and I feel like I want to talk about him. For those of you that don't know him he was EAMES in INCEPTION, probably for most the coolest character in the movie. I think this guy really is top notch and I think he is really about to pop off in the movie industry. The guy just has an air of cool about him. Really check him out in THE LAYER CAKE or in the wonderful ROCKNROLLA.
1. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT- Who of you out there really didn't see this coming. To say that I have developed a man crush on him is an understatement. The guy really can do no wrong with me lately. Every since I saw his great performance in BRICK I have been captivated by this guy waiting to see what's next. I loved him in 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, and for me him as ARTHUR was the coolest part of INCEPTION. So all of you out there be on the look out for HESHER and his up and coming movie LOOPER.
As always, Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
So let's get started. For those of you out there that know me and read this from time to time, you should know that I love love love independent film. I think that it is such a great form of film and you really get to see just who people are though it, so without further ado I will give you my list of TOP 5's.
5. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOUR DEAD - This movie is nothing less than spectcular. It is a thriller about two desperate brothers and what exactly people will do in times of desperation. I promise you that you will be shocked the entire time you are watching this film. Go out and see it.
4. BRICK- I absolutely love this movie. This was one of those movies that I will watch anytime anywhere. This is a noir story that takes place in its own unique world of high school. The look, the language, the acting. It truly is a movie like no other. I really want everyone to see this movie.
3. CHASING AMY- I love Kevin Smith more than anyone probably should and this is one of my favorite movies of his and maybe one of my favorite movies ever. This is the movie where I fell in love with BEN AFFLECK. Any guy who tries and successfully turns a leisbian is aces in my book. This is a movie about love, life, and friendship. And there are plenty of dick and fart jokes to go around. A must watch for our generation.
2. BEFORE SUNRISE/BEFORE SUNSET- I know , I know my 2 spot is filled with two movies and I really don't care. Because you need to watch them both back to back to get the full weight of it all if you ask me. They are both so very unique in their own right and they are both spot on. It is truly a masterful job of acting, story-telling, and filmmaking. I love these movies with all my heart they really do appeal to the hopeless romantic in me.
1. CLERKS- That's right none other than the movie that reignited the independent movie as far as I'm concerned. It's so simple it was all shot in one location and it is done in black and white. And sure it looks kind of shitty, but who cares because that's what independent film is, it's raw and it's wonderful, and it tells a real story about real people. This is the movie that started it all for me. Thanks COOP.
Now here is some man meat for all you ladies out there that love leading me. This is my up and coming list of guys that are pretty much ready to take hollywood by storm.
5. ZAC EFRON- I can't believe I'm even saying this and believe me a couple five months ago there is no way you would have ever caught me saying it, but this guy might just be the real thing. He seems to be wanting to break away from that High School Musical thing that made him so big and I for one applaud that. 17 AGAIN I have to say that I really do like it and I think that it is just a really good movie that i would watch anytime, and then him in ME AND ORSON WELLES pretty much sealed the deal for me. Look out for him.
4. JUSTIN LONG- This guy has been around for some time now you might remember him in JEEPERS CREEPERS I know I do. But really he hasn't until lately been used in the manner that really allows him to shine. If you don't believe me watch him in his blink and you'll miss it scene in ZAC AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO, and check out GOING THE DISTANCE and you'll know exactly what I do and that is that this guy is on his way.
3. JESSE EISENBERG- This guy is the real deal. The first time I remember seeing him is in a little movie called THE SQUID AND THE WHALE. And he really hasn't let of the gas since. The guy plays that sort of off beat nerdy social awkward everyman character like no other. He killed it in THE SOCIAL NETWORK this year, but he has been doing it long before that, really check out ADVENTURELAND, ZOMBIELAND, and THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS and you'll really know all about this guy.
2. TOM HARDY- Now this guy here really isn't so young at all and that's cool because this is my list and I feel like I want to talk about him. For those of you that don't know him he was EAMES in INCEPTION, probably for most the coolest character in the movie. I think this guy really is top notch and I think he is really about to pop off in the movie industry. The guy just has an air of cool about him. Really check him out in THE LAYER CAKE or in the wonderful ROCKNROLLA.
1. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT- Who of you out there really didn't see this coming. To say that I have developed a man crush on him is an understatement. The guy really can do no wrong with me lately. Every since I saw his great performance in BRICK I have been captivated by this guy waiting to see what's next. I loved him in 500 DAYS OF SUMMER, and for me him as ARTHUR was the coolest part of INCEPTION. So all of you out there be on the look out for HESHER and his up and coming movie LOOPER.
As always, Don't start nothin', won't be nothin'
Thursday, December 9, 2010
IT"S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY/ ME AND ORSON WELLES
It's me again gang, ready to drop a little knowledge on you all about the latest movies that I have seen. It's been a little bit but I have recently been busy getting my body used to the graveyard shift and now that I have it's movie review time.
Okay, so since it's taken me a little while to give you all a movie review I have decided as a special treat that I'm going to give you all two for the price of one. So with that let me start this whole thing off with my review of IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY. I guess I should preface this review by saying that when after I saw this movie I wanted to come home and write about it right away but I didn't quite know where it fit. I knew I really liked it just as soon as I watched it, but I needed a little bit of time to let it wash over me. And now that it has I can 100 percent say that I really really like this movie.
The best way I could describe this movie is by simply saying it is a movie written for not only my generation but that just a bit younger that me. It's hard for me to completely describe what genre I would put this movie in but if I had to I would say it is a sort of hybrid coming of age dramedy. It centers around a kid that comes from a very affluent family that has had everything that he could ever need in life but for some reason everything is getting to him and he is thinking about killing himself. So he checks himself in the adult mental ward in the hospital where he meets all different kinds of characters on his way to realizing and finding himself.
So who is in this movie? Well Keir Gilchrist plays the title character of Craig and for being such a young actor he really gives a good turn as this slightly awkward kid bumbling around in the mental ward trying to find himself. Emma Roberts plays the lovely Noelle who is another kid in the adult mental word who is Craig's love interest. I thought that she was great in the movie. The only problem that I found with her role is that there wasn't more of it. She comes from such a great pedigree and I can tell that she is going to be a force. The way she plays her role is subtle but it really leaves a lasting impression. And now on to the real star of this movie and that is Mr. Zach Galifianakis, playing the role of Bobby, a dad that is trying to make it out of this darkness that he has been in so that he can be there for his kid. I really like Galifianakis but after this movie I love him. Finally he gets to play a real person and not just a character which I feel that he does in most movies. Bobby is a really funny guy but he has depth. You are not just sitting there waiting for the next one liner to be thrown out there, he is real and you can see the pain that he is struggling through.
This is a movie that really flew under the radar and that is just too bad. I really do wish that more movies like this were getting the due that movies like Twilight does. Shame on all of you. Grow up, and go see this movie.
ME AND ORSON WELLES
What can I say about this movie besides, FFFFFUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKK! I mean this is everything that a movie should be. To say that I love this movie is an understatement. RICHARD LINKLATER is an absolute god. He is one of my favorite directors working today. I mean the guy just knows how to tell a story, from DAZED AND CONFUSED to BEFORE SUNRISE to BEFORE SUNSET. I just love this man's work. This movie is just so damn fun I love it. I watched this the other morning after working all night long, and this movie kept me up and entertained the entire hour and forty eight minutes of its run time. The movie is about a young boy who is a bit of a dreamer and is aspiring to be an actor in 1937 and he lands a role in "Julius Caesar" that is directed by a young Orson Welles.
So who is in this movie? The title role of Richard is played by ZAC EFRON. I hate to admit this but this kid I is really going to be something I think. He is already a heart throb but the thing that is so great about this kid is the fact that he really is picking out smart roles to do. I sure there have been a number of roles thrown his way to try and cash in on the whole High School Musical success, but it appears that he has it in his head to really do good movies and I have to applaud him for that. CLAIRE DANES plays the lovely Sonja, who is the girl that is loved by everybody in the playhouse and young Richard eventually falls for her. She does a great job in the role, because she in not just this absolutely like able character, she is sort of this hot ice queen type that has is hard working yes but she really is driven by ambition and the fact that she is beautiful she uses it to her advantage. Then there is CHRISTIAN MCKAY who plays Orson Welles. To say that he is phenomenal in the movie would be an understatement. I don't know who this guy is at all but to play such an iconic role such as Orson Welles and do it this well really is something great. I mean this guy nails every single scene that he is in and it just seems effortless. I applaud you sir, somebody please cast this guy in something else.
This movie truly does have everything that a movie should have. It is fun and funny, but it is also serious and a little bittersweet. It is going to make you smile and then at times it is going to feel like it crushes you I am absolutely in love with it. The only other movie that I have enjoyed this much this year was the little known movie by the name of FLIPPED. I mean there is a great scene in the beginning of this movie when Richard is just getting used to the playhouse and they are all sitting around and him and two guys talk to him about the quadruple space which is just great. For those of you that don't know what it is, it is when two characters in a book are about to have sex the book with talk about a long hard embrace and then there is a quadruple space and it reads the next morning the sun is up and shining bright. They basically tell him that the best things in life happen in the quadruple space. I encourage everybody to go out and see this movie as soon as possible. This is a great movie and if you don't see it you should be kicked in the nuts, Boom!!!!
Like always, don't start nothin' , won't be nothin'
Okay, so since it's taken me a little while to give you all a movie review I have decided as a special treat that I'm going to give you all two for the price of one. So with that let me start this whole thing off with my review of IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY. I guess I should preface this review by saying that when after I saw this movie I wanted to come home and write about it right away but I didn't quite know where it fit. I knew I really liked it just as soon as I watched it, but I needed a little bit of time to let it wash over me. And now that it has I can 100 percent say that I really really like this movie.
The best way I could describe this movie is by simply saying it is a movie written for not only my generation but that just a bit younger that me. It's hard for me to completely describe what genre I would put this movie in but if I had to I would say it is a sort of hybrid coming of age dramedy. It centers around a kid that comes from a very affluent family that has had everything that he could ever need in life but for some reason everything is getting to him and he is thinking about killing himself. So he checks himself in the adult mental ward in the hospital where he meets all different kinds of characters on his way to realizing and finding himself.
So who is in this movie? Well Keir Gilchrist plays the title character of Craig and for being such a young actor he really gives a good turn as this slightly awkward kid bumbling around in the mental ward trying to find himself. Emma Roberts plays the lovely Noelle who is another kid in the adult mental word who is Craig's love interest. I thought that she was great in the movie. The only problem that I found with her role is that there wasn't more of it. She comes from such a great pedigree and I can tell that she is going to be a force. The way she plays her role is subtle but it really leaves a lasting impression. And now on to the real star of this movie and that is Mr. Zach Galifianakis, playing the role of Bobby, a dad that is trying to make it out of this darkness that he has been in so that he can be there for his kid. I really like Galifianakis but after this movie I love him. Finally he gets to play a real person and not just a character which I feel that he does in most movies. Bobby is a really funny guy but he has depth. You are not just sitting there waiting for the next one liner to be thrown out there, he is real and you can see the pain that he is struggling through.
This is a movie that really flew under the radar and that is just too bad. I really do wish that more movies like this were getting the due that movies like Twilight does. Shame on all of you. Grow up, and go see this movie.
ME AND ORSON WELLES
What can I say about this movie besides, FFFFFUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKK! I mean this is everything that a movie should be. To say that I love this movie is an understatement. RICHARD LINKLATER is an absolute god. He is one of my favorite directors working today. I mean the guy just knows how to tell a story, from DAZED AND CONFUSED to BEFORE SUNRISE to BEFORE SUNSET. I just love this man's work. This movie is just so damn fun I love it. I watched this the other morning after working all night long, and this movie kept me up and entertained the entire hour and forty eight minutes of its run time. The movie is about a young boy who is a bit of a dreamer and is aspiring to be an actor in 1937 and he lands a role in "Julius Caesar" that is directed by a young Orson Welles.
So who is in this movie? The title role of Richard is played by ZAC EFRON. I hate to admit this but this kid I is really going to be something I think. He is already a heart throb but the thing that is so great about this kid is the fact that he really is picking out smart roles to do. I sure there have been a number of roles thrown his way to try and cash in on the whole High School Musical success, but it appears that he has it in his head to really do good movies and I have to applaud him for that. CLAIRE DANES plays the lovely Sonja, who is the girl that is loved by everybody in the playhouse and young Richard eventually falls for her. She does a great job in the role, because she in not just this absolutely like able character, she is sort of this hot ice queen type that has is hard working yes but she really is driven by ambition and the fact that she is beautiful she uses it to her advantage. Then there is CHRISTIAN MCKAY who plays Orson Welles. To say that he is phenomenal in the movie would be an understatement. I don't know who this guy is at all but to play such an iconic role such as Orson Welles and do it this well really is something great. I mean this guy nails every single scene that he is in and it just seems effortless. I applaud you sir, somebody please cast this guy in something else.
This movie truly does have everything that a movie should have. It is fun and funny, but it is also serious and a little bittersweet. It is going to make you smile and then at times it is going to feel like it crushes you I am absolutely in love with it. The only other movie that I have enjoyed this much this year was the little known movie by the name of FLIPPED. I mean there is a great scene in the beginning of this movie when Richard is just getting used to the playhouse and they are all sitting around and him and two guys talk to him about the quadruple space which is just great. For those of you that don't know what it is, it is when two characters in a book are about to have sex the book with talk about a long hard embrace and then there is a quadruple space and it reads the next morning the sun is up and shining bright. They basically tell him that the best things in life happen in the quadruple space. I encourage everybody to go out and see this movie as soon as possible. This is a great movie and if you don't see it you should be kicked in the nuts, Boom!!!!
Like always, don't start nothin' , won't be nothin'
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