INSIDE SATURDAY NIGHT = OPEN WATER, THIRTEEN AND ALONG CAME POLLY
It must be age, anxiety or inertia, or some combinaion of the above, but instead of going out, I went over to a friend's house and watch a movie, and good parts of two others. I haven't been to a movie in a theatre in l-l./2 months. I usually get the DT's But watch tv I did.
OPEN WATER almost lived up to its reputation. Less the suspense thriller that I had expected, it was a lean (80 minutes) doom lated (massive cloudy skies matched the open water. And, the yuppie-like couple accidently left behind in shark-infested waters felt real. It was an effective low budget indie feature that occasionaly felt ike an exercise, but neverthless was compelling.
I wish I could have stayed awake for more of THIRTEEN, the more humane and seemingly less cynical approach to the simiar subject in KIDS. And, Holly Hunter does manage to get her share of interesting roles )THE PIANO, CRASH, and even the voice of a fish)
I wish I could have slept through some of ALONG CAME POLLY, so that I could have seen more of THIRTEEN. This somewhat amiable but thoroughly formulaic comedy with the ubiquitous Ben Stiller and the annoyingly bland Jennifer Anniston tells about the relationshipo between this uptight guy and this free spirited woman. How many times have I seen this? HAROLD AND MAUDE is a masterpiece next to this. It was interesting to see Philipo Saymore Hoffman as the nasty sidekick, and Alec Baldwin in rehearsal for his role in THE AVIATOR, but really, why do people make this crap? and why do people pay to see it?
OPEN WATER almost lived up to its reputation. Less the suspense thriller that I had expected, it was a lean (80 minutes) doom lated (massive cloudy skies matched the open water. And, the yuppie-like couple accidently left behind in shark-infested waters felt real. It was an effective low budget indie feature that occasionaly felt ike an exercise, but neverthless was compelling.
I wish I could have stayed awake for more of THIRTEEN, the more humane and seemingly less cynical approach to the simiar subject in KIDS. And, Holly Hunter does manage to get her share of interesting roles )THE PIANO, CRASH, and even the voice of a fish)
I wish I could have slept through some of ALONG CAME POLLY, so that I could have seen more of THIRTEEN. This somewhat amiable but thoroughly formulaic comedy with the ubiquitous Ben Stiller and the annoyingly bland Jennifer Anniston tells about the relationshipo between this uptight guy and this free spirited woman. How many times have I seen this? HAROLD AND MAUDE is a masterpiece next to this. It was interesting to see Philipo Saymore Hoffman as the nasty sidekick, and Alec Baldwin in rehearsal for his role in THE AVIATOR, but really, why do people make this crap? and why do people pay to see it?
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