I'm spending the last day of my beach vacation enjoying a nice, little 2004 indie film. Tomorrow I'll be off to Oklahoma to visit Chris. I'm going to have to watch a damn fine film to take my mind off of flying.
Starring: Thomas Hayden Church, Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh
Directed by: Alexander Payne
The Positives:
- Thomas Hayden Chruch is one of those actors I forget I enjoy until I see him in another film.
- 'Tis a road trip movie, which is one of my favorite sub-genres!
- Smooth jazz is always a welcome edition to any soundtrack.
- Paul Giamatti has a certain smart-ass quality to him that is rarely paralleled by others.
- The camerawork in this film is... Sophisticated? I suppose that,s the proper word. It' noticeable and smart is what I'm saying.
- Wine-tasting has never been that entertaining to watch.
- "Two Tickets to Paradise"!
- This flick's funny in a subtle sort of way.
The Negatives:
- This isn't a movie full of action and cheap gags. It's slow and mature and it feels a bit lifeless at times.
- I am not a fan on Sandra Oh. She always seems to have this pretentiousness about her.
- I don't drink, nor am I divorced or getting married. I just can't identify with these character's problems. Since I can't identify, they come off as pathetic.
Grade: C
The film is a bit too mature to be enjoyed by somebody my age. I assume the older you get the more you can relate to this film and the character's marital problems. Even if I enjoyed Thomas Hayden Church's performance I could still care less about the difference between merlot and Pinot noir.
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