The Good Shepherd
So we're on night 3 of watching "The Good Shepherd". The question is...do you take the band-aid off slowly or quickly?It amazes me that a movie about spies, and double crossing, that has Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie manages to be...boring. Even the sex scenes are boring - how could that be? There were so many bad directions that a movie like this can go - it could have been completely vapid, too heavy on the car chases, included Ninja moves in a historical movie. It could have been "The Fast and the Furious" in 40s cars. It could have said things like:
Mr. Furious: Why am I doing this, again?
The Sphinx: When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack.
Mr. Furious: And why am I wearing the watermelon on my feet?
The Sphinx: [looks at the watermelon on Mr. Furious' feet] I don't remember telling you to do that.
Only these folks meant it. But instead of all those potential wrong turns, it goes in an unthinkable direction. It strings together like a 4 year old telling his grandma about a trip to the zoo... "And then...And then....And then....And then...And then....." Which sucks because I had sort of high hopes for Robert DeNiro. I really liked the last movie he directed, "A Bronx Tale". But...oi.
Maybe it's just too subtle for me. Maybe it's completely nuanced. To me, it's just muddled. But now we've committed almost 2 hours to this movie, so we have a quest. We're going to finish the darn thing. And then we're moving on to Casino Royale with proper car chases. And Daniel Craig. Mmmmm, Daniel Craig. I think you see the level of the audience we're talking about here.
Labels: Movies
posted by MyHusbandRules @ 8:19 AM
3 Comments:
the new 007 movie is by far the best, you won't be disappointed.
hope you are feeling well.
respect.
m
Nuance isn't for us unsophisticated folk.
But Daniel Craig is *incredible.* And "Hot Fuzz" is a ton of fun. No nuance at all. I'll bet the Left hates it.
You're right - The latest Bond was a good film in it's own right! I kept warning Chris that it might still be cheesy because it's Bond. And it was, but in a totally fun way.
Hot Fuzz it is! I don't think that Chris is quite as much of a fan of Daniel Craig as I am, but it looks awesome.
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