Brodie Fanns!
Aloha everybody. April is coming to an end next week, and you know what that means. I think you do. You should. It's the start of the Summer Movie Season. Calenders be damned, Hollywood starts the summer in May. And holy shit do they start it in May. I'm going to give you the full Summer movie forecast of the flicks you should definitely check out, starting with the finest month of releases I have seen in a looooooooong time.
MAY
2nd: Iron Man Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard and Jeff Bridges. Directed by Jon Favreau. I'm going to let the trailer do the talking on this one.
9th: Speed Racer Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman and Susan Sarandon. Directed by The Wachowski Brothers. A lot of people have prematurely dismissed this film, and I think it's because of an intense misunderstanding. The Wachowskis (The Matrix) are two on the forefront of the digital revolution in cinema, and they're taking filmmaking in a very interesting direction. This film is not intended to be a realistic portrayal of super car racing. It's meant to be campy and wild and bizarre and resemble a strong acid trip. It's meant to be like the cartoon. I think it'll surprise and delight.
16th: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Starring William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skander Keynes, Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes. Directed by Andrew Adamson. The first one was fantastic. And I honestly can't wait to see how they handle this and future Chronicles.
23rd: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Starring Harrison Ford, Shia Labeouf and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Steven Spielberg. When watching the trailer, you can't help but get giddy when you see the hat while the opening bars of the theme slowly rise in the background. And come on... the addition of Cate Blanchett? Awesome!
JUNE
13th: The Incredible Hulk. Starring Edward Norton, Tim Roth and Liv Tyler. Directed by Louis Leterrier. This is a "do-over" for the Hulk franchise, with Marvel crying mulligan over the last one. This time, it's an all new cast, all new crew, all new Hulk. I'm a little nervous after hearing about the row between Leterrier/Norton and the producers, debating on whether the film should be plot/character driven (former) or action scene driven (latter). But I have confidence Norton wouldn't attach his name to complete piece of shit... like Ang Lee's Hulk was.
20th: Get Smart. Starring Steve Carrell, Anne Hathaway and Alan Arkin. Directed by Peter Segal. As with any feature version of a beloved TV show, I enter with caution. However I'm enamoured with the casting of Carrell as Maxwell Smart. And though she is young, Hathaway has been impressing me lately. So time will tell.
27th: Wall-E. Starring Jeff Garlin and Fred Willard. Directed by Andrew Stanton. As a general rule, I don't see animated films in theatres. Animated films are attended by kids. I don't like kids. I especially don't like kids in theatres. But with Pixar movies... I make exceptions. And this looks to be their best. I simply can't wait for this one.
JULY
4th: Hancock. Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Directed by Peter Berg. I like this because it's an alternate take on the superhero genre. It's like the "Behind the Music," so to speak, of Superman. And Will Smith's return to his comfortable throne of 4th of July Box Office King is a welcome return.
11th: Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Starring Ron Pearlman and Doug Jones. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Hellboy is the hidden gem of the comic book genre. It's smaller, but it's unique. Which is why it's smaller, I suppose. It's a fun little-big flick, that by all accounts shouldn't exist, but for some reason does. And I like it that way. Check it out. You won't see it gross $200 million. But you probably won't have as much fun at the theatres if you miss it.
17th: The Dark Knight Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Aaron Eckhart. Easily the most anticipated movie of the year, partly due to Ledger's untimely death. I for one am eager to see his next to final performance. If the trailer is any indication, it very well could be one of the finest, most demented performances ever put on film.
25th: The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and Billy Connolly. Directed by Chris Carter. Alls I knows is, this takes place outside of the main thrust of the series, so it's like one of the off shoot episodes (which were always fun). And that we've been waiting too damn long for this one. But it's finally here. I just wish there was a trailer.
AUGUST
8th: Pineapple Express. Starring Seth Rogan, James Franco and Gary Cole. Directed by David Gordon Green. If the movie is even half as funny as the trailer, it'll be worth it's proverbial weight in gold.
15th: Tropic Thunder. Starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black and Steve Coogan. Directed by Ben Stiller. If Platoon proved that war is hell, then Tropic Thunder proves that war is hilarious!
That's it for now. Look out in August for the fall preview.
- Brodie Mann
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
4.5 Stars
You'd think that in the 3 years since Judd Apatow hit it big with his heartwarmingly raunchy The 40 Year Old Virgin, he'd start to lose some steam. But with the Apatow produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall, he's proved that he's got more than enough material to keep going.
Composer Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) gets dumped by his TV star girlfriend of five years, the titular Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). In an effort to clear his head and escape the anguish of the break up, and at the suggestion of his well-meaning step-brother Brian (Bill Hader), he takes a week long vacation to a Hawaiian resort. Unfortunately for him, Sarah is vacationing at the same resort with her new fling, pop sensation Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Luckily for Peter, he's got sexy hotel clerk Rachel Jensen (Mila Kunis) to take his mind of everything.
Segel's (Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up) script is one of damn near perfection. It approaches the level of comedic balance and precision that one rarely sees these days. You are busting a gut, laughing your ass off, but then he comes in with a really poignant scene to center it, then explodes it all over again. All within minutes.
The best scene to exemplify this, is the now infamous Jason Segel nude scene, where you get to see Jason's Segel. And some credit must go to director Nicholas Stoller (making his feature debut) for this. But normal scene, nothing particular hilarious. Peter gets dumped by Sarah, she's going through the "I love you, but..." speech. Peter just happens to have just stepped out of the shower, and he's standing there, naked. It's not a typically funny scene, but the fact that he's naked honestly adds a bizarre level to it. It is as I've always described Apatow's films and shows- earnest.
And with the literal balls to stand there, Jason Segel immediately launches himself to comedic lead status. Of course he was in tune with the material he wrote, but that gave him an intuitive look into the character. And he played the jilted lover trying to move on with sheer perfection.
One thing I've always admired about Apatow and crew is that they've always been able to write fascinating and hilarious roles for women, outside of the tired ditzy, damsel cliche. Both Kunis (That 70's Show, Get Over It) and Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes) turn in two of the finest female comedic performances of this era. They fall in line with the working relationship Segal, Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd have developed over the course of their past several films, and steal scenes away from them.
The film would be nothing without that supporting cast, including Hill (Superbad, Strange Wilderness), Rudd (Anchorman, Knocked Up), British comic Aldous Snow, and SNL star Hader. Their parts always move the story along, but never drag it down.
It's one of the funniest movies in a long time, one that holds up against some of the great classic comedies, and Richard Roeper was right to rank this in his top 50 comedies of all time.
Here's a trailer for you.
-Brodie Mann
4.5 Stars
You'd think that in the 3 years since Judd Apatow hit it big with his heartwarmingly raunchy The 40 Year Old Virgin, he'd start to lose some steam. But with the Apatow produced Forgetting Sarah Marshall, he's proved that he's got more than enough material to keep going.
Composer Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) gets dumped by his TV star girlfriend of five years, the titular Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). In an effort to clear his head and escape the anguish of the break up, and at the suggestion of his well-meaning step-brother Brian (Bill Hader), he takes a week long vacation to a Hawaiian resort. Unfortunately for him, Sarah is vacationing at the same resort with her new fling, pop sensation Aldous Snow (Russell Brand). Luckily for Peter, he's got sexy hotel clerk Rachel Jensen (Mila Kunis) to take his mind of everything.
Segel's (Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up) script is one of damn near perfection. It approaches the level of comedic balance and precision that one rarely sees these days. You are busting a gut, laughing your ass off, but then he comes in with a really poignant scene to center it, then explodes it all over again. All within minutes.
The best scene to exemplify this, is the now infamous Jason Segel nude scene, where you get to see Jason's Segel. And some credit must go to director Nicholas Stoller (making his feature debut) for this. But normal scene, nothing particular hilarious. Peter gets dumped by Sarah, she's going through the "I love you, but..." speech. Peter just happens to have just stepped out of the shower, and he's standing there, naked. It's not a typically funny scene, but the fact that he's naked honestly adds a bizarre level to it. It is as I've always described Apatow's films and shows- earnest.
And with the literal balls to stand there, Jason Segel immediately launches himself to comedic lead status. Of course he was in tune with the material he wrote, but that gave him an intuitive look into the character. And he played the jilted lover trying to move on with sheer perfection.
One thing I've always admired about Apatow and crew is that they've always been able to write fascinating and hilarious roles for women, outside of the tired ditzy, damsel cliche. Both Kunis (That 70's Show, Get Over It) and Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes) turn in two of the finest female comedic performances of this era. They fall in line with the working relationship Segal, Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd have developed over the course of their past several films, and steal scenes away from them.
The film would be nothing without that supporting cast, including Hill (Superbad, Strange Wilderness), Rudd (Anchorman, Knocked Up), British comic Aldous Snow, and SNL star Hader. Their parts always move the story along, but never drag it down.
It's one of the funniest movies in a long time, one that holds up against some of the great classic comedies, and Richard Roeper was right to rank this in his top 50 comedies of all time.
Here's a trailer for you.
-Brodie Mann
Friday, April 18, 2008
New List... from my Dad!
Brodie Fanns!
In my ongoing series to inform my reading public of the favourite films of the people in my life, I now bring you the list of the man who helped shape my taste in music, TV and film. My dad. This is a great list. I love almost all of these flicks.
Here you go:
10. Wrath of Kahn - The very best Star Trek movie. No Star Trek movie (original cast or TNG) has lived up to this one.
9. Field of Dreams - The very best movie about baseball.
8. Airplane - King of the one liner. And Don't Call Me Shirley.
7. Gone With the Wind - Classic, and I do give a damn.
6. The Longest Day - All Star cast. The very best war movie.
5. Wizard of Oz - Still watching after all these years.
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Still the best of the trilogy.
3. American Graffiti - Timeless classic of a bygone era of Rock & Roll. An All Star cast that were not quite all stars at the time.
2. Young Frankenstein - Taco doing Puttin' on the Ritz in the 80s, the price of a 45. Peter Boyle doing Puttin' on the Ritz in the 70s... Priceless.
1. Casablanca - What is not to like. Has everything, Suspense, Romance, Comedy, Music... the one movie that had everything. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, et al, It just does not get any better.
That's my dad's list. Reviews and other stuff to return next week.
-Brodie Mann!
In my ongoing series to inform my reading public of the favourite films of the people in my life, I now bring you the list of the man who helped shape my taste in music, TV and film. My dad. This is a great list. I love almost all of these flicks.
Here you go:
10. Wrath of Kahn - The very best Star Trek movie. No Star Trek movie (original cast or TNG) has lived up to this one.
9. Field of Dreams - The very best movie about baseball.
8. Airplane - King of the one liner. And Don't Call Me Shirley.
7. Gone With the Wind - Classic, and I do give a damn.
6. The Longest Day - All Star cast. The very best war movie.
5. Wizard of Oz - Still watching after all these years.
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark - Still the best of the trilogy.
3. American Graffiti - Timeless classic of a bygone era of Rock & Roll. An All Star cast that were not quite all stars at the time.
2. Young Frankenstein - Taco doing Puttin' on the Ritz in the 80s, the price of a 45. Peter Boyle doing Puttin' on the Ritz in the 70s... Priceless.
1. Casablanca - What is not to like. Has everything, Suspense, Romance, Comedy, Music... the one movie that had everything. Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, et al, It just does not get any better.
That's my dad's list. Reviews and other stuff to return next week.
-Brodie Mann!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Previously on... Sports Night
Brodie Fanns!
In my continuing saga of discussing my favourite television programs, I've gone with another "Gone To Soon" show. And it is my hands down, all time favourite television program.
Sports Night
Sports Night was a sitcom-ish show that aired on ABC from 99-01 and was one of the pioneers in the single-camera comedy revolution. Essentially, most comedies had been shot as if they were on a stage, never breaking that fourth wall. What Sports Night did, is they moved the camera. The audience was suddenly integrated into the show. Which was mostly unheard of for comedies. At least here in the states. But it gave birth to the new era of the sitcom. Arrested Development, Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock and The Office all later followed Aaron Sorkin's lead into the single-camera sitcom. But it was Sports Night that planted that seed in everyone's head to do so.
Sports Night was a show within a show. It was about a nightly sports news magazine show (coincidentally called Sports Night), similar to ESPN's SportsCenter, and the people who produce it. There were anchors Dan Rydell and Casey McCall (Josh Charles and Peter Krause), Executive Producer Dana Whitaker (Felicity Huffman), Associate Producers Jeremy Goodwin and Natalie Hurley (Joshua Malina and Sabrina Lloyd) and Editor-in-Chief Isaac Jaffe (Robert Guillame), along with various other production staffers.
And the purely content level, it was the first show that I watched in my generation that was about broadcasting. I of course watched reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and WKRP in Cincinnati (that gets it's own post). But Sports Night was mine.
But deeper than that, it was the first of my shows that I felt really challenged me as a viewer. When I say "my shows", I'm referring to shows in my generation, that were still in production when I started watching and paying attention to shows. Ones that I didn't watch because my parents did. Not that there's anything wrong with those shows. But... I digress.
Shows that I had watched up until then, like Wings, Cheers, Home Improvement, Drew Carey Show, Boy Meets World and Spin City, while good, and very enjoyable, I look back on, watch the reruns, and feel that I wasn't challenged by them. I liked them on a sort of basic, almost superficial, level. They're gag reliant shows. Very funny gag related, but... I feel too much emphasis on where the next joke was coming from.
But Sports Night, holy shit. Such a great, dialog centric show. For the first few episodes, you have too look past the unfortunately network mandated laugh track (which they swiftly got rid of, thankfully). The show was about the quips, the wit, the sarcasm. It's fast paced so you have to pay attention. And the jokes are a little more cerebral. References to 19th century poetry, early 20th century musicals, philosophers, weather patterns and of course, sports figures.
But it never launches too far over your head. Sure, the average TV viewer wouldn't "get it", and that unfortunately led to it's demise, but you don't have to be well versed in trivial knowledge to at least appreciate the show.
As a long time fan, and having sat through the entire series (this one lucked out and made it to a full 2 seasons) no less than 7 times (not exaggerating that figure), I can say that now, to me, it is the show that really got me into writing. There was a Mamet-esque feel to it that you never saw on network TV, at least not then. I never thought that something like that could exist on TV.
It's one of the finest shows ever, and no one watched it. I want to share some of my favourite clips with you. Some are longer and heavier in material, others are shorter and show the wit and fun of the dialog. But it's important to show how the writers and actors expertly maneuvered between compelling pieces of drama and the hilarious exchanges.
As with most clips, I highly recommend you rent, borrow, or even purchase the DVD's, and watch the full episodes, so you can see them in context.
This first clip, from the second episode. Dan made some comments in a magazine interview that he supports the decriminalization of marijuana. The network brass didn't much appreciate it, and ask him to make a public apology. This is what he said:
This one is another Dan one. Funnier. Shows his lighter side. And yes. That is Yeardly Smith, voice of Lisa Simpson. Please ignore the unnecessary use of the laugh track, most viewers did, and they got rid of it after the first few episodes.
Another serious one. Jeremy gets to produce his first piece. Unfortunately it's on hunting, which he is opposed to.
Funny one for Jeremy. From the pilot, he's interviewing for the Associate Producer job. (Spoiler: He gets it.)
This is a great one, especially for the under appreciated technicians of the world.
And let's go out on a good one.
That's it... that's Sports Night. I hope you enjoyed the clips as much as I liked the show.
- Brodie Mann
In my continuing saga of discussing my favourite television programs, I've gone with another "Gone To Soon" show. And it is my hands down, all time favourite television program.
Sports Night
Sports Night was a sitcom-ish show that aired on ABC from 99-01 and was one of the pioneers in the single-camera comedy revolution. Essentially, most comedies had been shot as if they were on a stage, never breaking that fourth wall. What Sports Night did, is they moved the camera. The audience was suddenly integrated into the show. Which was mostly unheard of for comedies. At least here in the states. But it gave birth to the new era of the sitcom. Arrested Development, Scrubs, Malcolm in the Middle, My Name Is Earl, 30 Rock and The Office all later followed Aaron Sorkin's lead into the single-camera sitcom. But it was Sports Night that planted that seed in everyone's head to do so.
Sports Night was a show within a show. It was about a nightly sports news magazine show (coincidentally called Sports Night), similar to ESPN's SportsCenter, and the people who produce it. There were anchors Dan Rydell and Casey McCall (Josh Charles and Peter Krause), Executive Producer Dana Whitaker (Felicity Huffman), Associate Producers Jeremy Goodwin and Natalie Hurley (Joshua Malina and Sabrina Lloyd) and Editor-in-Chief Isaac Jaffe (Robert Guillame), along with various other production staffers.
And the purely content level, it was the first show that I watched in my generation that was about broadcasting. I of course watched reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and WKRP in Cincinnati (that gets it's own post). But Sports Night was mine.
But deeper than that, it was the first of my shows that I felt really challenged me as a viewer. When I say "my shows", I'm referring to shows in my generation, that were still in production when I started watching and paying attention to shows. Ones that I didn't watch because my parents did. Not that there's anything wrong with those shows. But... I digress.
Shows that I had watched up until then, like Wings, Cheers, Home Improvement, Drew Carey Show, Boy Meets World and Spin City, while good, and very enjoyable, I look back on, watch the reruns, and feel that I wasn't challenged by them. I liked them on a sort of basic, almost superficial, level. They're gag reliant shows. Very funny gag related, but... I feel too much emphasis on where the next joke was coming from.
But Sports Night, holy shit. Such a great, dialog centric show. For the first few episodes, you have too look past the unfortunately network mandated laugh track (which they swiftly got rid of, thankfully). The show was about the quips, the wit, the sarcasm. It's fast paced so you have to pay attention. And the jokes are a little more cerebral. References to 19th century poetry, early 20th century musicals, philosophers, weather patterns and of course, sports figures.
But it never launches too far over your head. Sure, the average TV viewer wouldn't "get it", and that unfortunately led to it's demise, but you don't have to be well versed in trivial knowledge to at least appreciate the show.
As a long time fan, and having sat through the entire series (this one lucked out and made it to a full 2 seasons) no less than 7 times (not exaggerating that figure), I can say that now, to me, it is the show that really got me into writing. There was a Mamet-esque feel to it that you never saw on network TV, at least not then. I never thought that something like that could exist on TV.
It's one of the finest shows ever, and no one watched it. I want to share some of my favourite clips with you. Some are longer and heavier in material, others are shorter and show the wit and fun of the dialog. But it's important to show how the writers and actors expertly maneuvered between compelling pieces of drama and the hilarious exchanges.
As with most clips, I highly recommend you rent, borrow, or even purchase the DVD's, and watch the full episodes, so you can see them in context.
This first clip, from the second episode. Dan made some comments in a magazine interview that he supports the decriminalization of marijuana. The network brass didn't much appreciate it, and ask him to make a public apology. This is what he said:
This one is another Dan one. Funnier. Shows his lighter side. And yes. That is Yeardly Smith, voice of Lisa Simpson. Please ignore the unnecessary use of the laugh track, most viewers did, and they got rid of it after the first few episodes.
Another serious one. Jeremy gets to produce his first piece. Unfortunately it's on hunting, which he is opposed to.
Funny one for Jeremy. From the pilot, he's interviewing for the Associate Producer job. (Spoiler: He gets it.)
This is a great one, especially for the under appreciated technicians of the world.
And let's go out on a good one.
That's it... that's Sports Night. I hope you enjoyed the clips as much as I liked the show.
- Brodie Mann
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Leatherheads
Leatherheads
2.5 stars
George Clooney seems to have this fascination with the Golden Age of Hollywood. Not that there's anything wrong with that. He's done some great work that hearkens back to older styles of filmmaking. But, like anyone, he can misstep. And holy crap does he with Leatherheads.
Leatherheads, essentially, is about the start of pro-football. Clooney pulls double duty, both directing and starring as Dodge Connelly, a cocky, yet aging football star of the Duluth Bulldogs in the laughable pro-football league of 1925. In an attempt to continue playing and subsequently legitimize the sport he loves, Connelly scouts the talents of hot shot college star and WWI hero Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to bring in fans and, more importantly, money. Lexie Littleton (Renèe Zellweger) is a reporter charged with debunking the myth of Carter Rutherford, but plays romantic interest to both male leads instead. Hijinks ensue!
Yes. Hijinks. Anyway... It's not a wholly unlikable movie, and with both Zellweger (Chicago, Empire Records) and Clooney's (Good Night and Good Luck, O Brother Where Art Thou) classic charm, matched with Krasinski's (The Office- US version) boyish charisma, it's really hard not to like it.
But, and it's tough for me, as a huge Clooney fan, to admit this, Clooney got a bit to esoteric. Which I suppose is a fancy way of saying "full of himself." Not in a bad way, mind you. But he tried to throw too much into the stew and it came out muddy, with a funny after taste.
When it was good, it was really good. Really funny. But there were just as many, if not more, bad scenes that dragged down the entire proceedings. There could have been some big cuts made to the film, and the storyline would have remained intact, and more enjoyable as a whole. Instead you walk away saying "I liked this scene, but not this one. And then this one, but not so much that one."
Again, no actor was bad. There just wasn't anything exquisitely good about their performances. Though Krasinski holding his own against the formidable co-star that is George Clooney was impressive. His career seems to be following a similar trajectory as Clooney's. Breakout star of hit NBC during the Must See TV Thursday night line-up, make a couple of movies, eventually move on from said show. I just hope he doesn't have a fiasco of Batman and Robin like proportions on the horizon.
So... final verdict, not terrible, just not very good either. You'll walk away unfulfilled. Definitely worth a rental though!
Peace out!
- Brodie Mann
2.5 stars
George Clooney seems to have this fascination with the Golden Age of Hollywood. Not that there's anything wrong with that. He's done some great work that hearkens back to older styles of filmmaking. But, like anyone, he can misstep. And holy crap does he with Leatherheads.
Leatherheads, essentially, is about the start of pro-football. Clooney pulls double duty, both directing and starring as Dodge Connelly, a cocky, yet aging football star of the Duluth Bulldogs in the laughable pro-football league of 1925. In an attempt to continue playing and subsequently legitimize the sport he loves, Connelly scouts the talents of hot shot college star and WWI hero Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to bring in fans and, more importantly, money. Lexie Littleton (Renèe Zellweger) is a reporter charged with debunking the myth of Carter Rutherford, but plays romantic interest to both male leads instead. Hijinks ensue!
Yes. Hijinks. Anyway... It's not a wholly unlikable movie, and with both Zellweger (Chicago, Empire Records) and Clooney's (Good Night and Good Luck, O Brother Where Art Thou) classic charm, matched with Krasinski's (The Office- US version) boyish charisma, it's really hard not to like it.
But, and it's tough for me, as a huge Clooney fan, to admit this, Clooney got a bit to esoteric. Which I suppose is a fancy way of saying "full of himself." Not in a bad way, mind you. But he tried to throw too much into the stew and it came out muddy, with a funny after taste.
When it was good, it was really good. Really funny. But there were just as many, if not more, bad scenes that dragged down the entire proceedings. There could have been some big cuts made to the film, and the storyline would have remained intact, and more enjoyable as a whole. Instead you walk away saying "I liked this scene, but not this one. And then this one, but not so much that one."
Again, no actor was bad. There just wasn't anything exquisitely good about their performances. Though Krasinski holding his own against the formidable co-star that is George Clooney was impressive. His career seems to be following a similar trajectory as Clooney's. Breakout star of hit NBC during the Must See TV Thursday night line-up, make a couple of movies, eventually move on from said show. I just hope he doesn't have a fiasco of Batman and Robin like proportions on the horizon.
So... final verdict, not terrible, just not very good either. You'll walk away unfulfilled. Definitely worth a rental though!
Peace out!
- Brodie Mann
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