(2.5/5 noses in the air)
So, I liked it. I guess I’ll give it a “pretty good” if I HAVE to put a label on it. Alexis Bledel was completely adorable as Ryden Malby, a recent college graduate whose nemesis snatches-up her dream job at a publishing company and, as a result, must move back home with her crazy family and look for a “real” job. The flick moved along well and held my interest the entire time. I have an overall good feeling about the whole thing but I do wish we had gotten to see Ryden and David (Rodrigo Santoro…more on that piece of ass later) get it on. Would they make the most beautiful babies, or what?
Michael Keaton (Walter Malby) played the part of the zany dad a little too zany for me. But I have loved him since his 80’s comic masterpieces (Mr. Mom, Gung Ho, Beetle Juice) and, of course, My Life. I cannot talk about My Life. And please, PLEASE don’t mention the carnival scene. I thought that shit was sad before I had kids. Then I had kids. Now I simply refuse to watch it. I cry too much. So much that I get a headache. Maybe only Terms of Endearment and Philadelphia make me cry more than the carnival scene from My Life. Oh, and the end of And the Band Played On. All those dead gay guys. And only Ronald Reagan to blame. But, what else is new, really? Talk about a waste of human flesh. Anyway, back to the movie.
I liked Adam (played by Zach Gilford) and thought he was pretty believable but he was just a little too sad for me. We know he is in love with Ryden and is holding out hope that she will one day realize she is in love with him, too, but as I said, he played the sad a little TOO sad. Selfishly, I would have liked a few more scenes with Adam’s father. Just because I have loved J.K. Simmons in every, single thing I’ve ever seen him in since Oz. He was the meanest motherfucker in a prison full of rapists, gang members, baby touchers and mass murderers. And then he was Juno McGuff’s loveable, understanding father. And he was perfect as both. How great is that?
Carol Burnett was very good but she reminded me a little too much (looks-wise) of Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) in NL Vacation. She played Grandma Maureen very well, but the character didn’t make sense to me. She is supposedly dying yet she is gone all day as if she is at work. The character was just too much. Ryden’s mother, Carmella is played by Jane Lynch. I love her. If you have not seen her and everyone else in Best in Show, your life is basically empty and without laughter. No, actually I’m not exaggerating. FS and I quote from that one regularly. Oh, yes. FS LOVES Best in Show (along w/all the other Christopher Guest flicks) and you KNOW how picky that bastard is about his movies.
The Good:
1. Rodrigo Santoro. Holy shit. Remember his mostly nekkid scene in Love, Actually? I do! If there were something that could make me believe there is a god it would be Rodrigo. More specifically, his torso. And his face. It is very hard to believe that a man just accidentally ended-up looking (and sounding) like that. That man is no accident. He is a national treasure. Viva Brasilia! (or the Portuguese equiv.) You Brazilians are a good-looking people.
2. Alexis Bledel was terrific. Which is what saved this movie for me. She is charming and youthful and lovely.
The Bad:
1. It was just a little too “lightweight”.
2. The kooky family was too kooky.
3. The scene w/the cat shit grossed me out. I hate cats and their shit.
The Ugly:
· Catherine Reitman (as Jessica Bard, the nemesis). Wow. THAT is a face made for radio. Or for a woman whose father is the producer of the movie, I suppose. To be fair, she was delightfully bitchy and she has a GREAT figure and nice hair. But she is not cute.
What I learned:
· My boy FS let me know that this movie is getting crappy reviews on rottentomatoes.com. Like I give a fat rat’s ass what those OTHER FSs say. Apparently, everyone is all up in arms because they see this movie as furthering the stereotype that young women can only be truly happy and fulfilled by dropping everything and following a man. That is a bunch of shit. If these dumb fuckers had actually SEEN the movie, as opposed to just watching it, they would know that this PARTICULAR young woman was 100% focused on getting the “right” job at the expense of all else, even love, and she only grew as a person when she realized there was more to a well-rounded life than just a high profile job. Dense, people. Really dense. Open your fucking eyes.
So, I liked it. I guess I’ll give it a “pretty good” if I HAVE to put a label on it. Alexis Bledel was completely adorable as Ryden Malby, a recent college graduate whose nemesis snatches-up her dream job at a publishing company and, as a result, must move back home with her crazy family and look for a “real” job. The flick moved along well and held my interest the entire time. I have an overall good feeling about the whole thing but I do wish we had gotten to see Ryden and David (Rodrigo Santoro…more on that piece of ass later) get it on. Would they make the most beautiful babies, or what?
Michael Keaton (Walter Malby) played the part of the zany dad a little too zany for me. But I have loved him since his 80’s comic masterpieces (Mr. Mom, Gung Ho, Beetle Juice) and, of course, My Life. I cannot talk about My Life. And please, PLEASE don’t mention the carnival scene. I thought that shit was sad before I had kids. Then I had kids. Now I simply refuse to watch it. I cry too much. So much that I get a headache. Maybe only Terms of Endearment and Philadelphia make me cry more than the carnival scene from My Life. Oh, and the end of And the Band Played On. All those dead gay guys. And only Ronald Reagan to blame. But, what else is new, really? Talk about a waste of human flesh. Anyway, back to the movie.
I liked Adam (played by Zach Gilford) and thought he was pretty believable but he was just a little too sad for me. We know he is in love with Ryden and is holding out hope that she will one day realize she is in love with him, too, but as I said, he played the sad a little TOO sad. Selfishly, I would have liked a few more scenes with Adam’s father. Just because I have loved J.K. Simmons in every, single thing I’ve ever seen him in since Oz. He was the meanest motherfucker in a prison full of rapists, gang members, baby touchers and mass murderers. And then he was Juno McGuff’s loveable, understanding father. And he was perfect as both. How great is that?
Carol Burnett was very good but she reminded me a little too much (looks-wise) of Aunt Edna (Imogene Coca) in NL Vacation. She played Grandma Maureen very well, but the character didn’t make sense to me. She is supposedly dying yet she is gone all day as if she is at work. The character was just too much. Ryden’s mother, Carmella is played by Jane Lynch. I love her. If you have not seen her and everyone else in Best in Show, your life is basically empty and without laughter. No, actually I’m not exaggerating. FS and I quote from that one regularly. Oh, yes. FS LOVES Best in Show (along w/all the other Christopher Guest flicks) and you KNOW how picky that bastard is about his movies.
The Good:
1. Rodrigo Santoro. Holy shit. Remember his mostly nekkid scene in Love, Actually? I do! If there were something that could make me believe there is a god it would be Rodrigo. More specifically, his torso. And his face. It is very hard to believe that a man just accidentally ended-up looking (and sounding) like that. That man is no accident. He is a national treasure. Viva Brasilia! (or the Portuguese equiv.) You Brazilians are a good-looking people.
2. Alexis Bledel was terrific. Which is what saved this movie for me. She is charming and youthful and lovely.
The Bad:
1. It was just a little too “lightweight”.
2. The kooky family was too kooky.
3. The scene w/the cat shit grossed me out. I hate cats and their shit.
The Ugly:
· Catherine Reitman (as Jessica Bard, the nemesis). Wow. THAT is a face made for radio. Or for a woman whose father is the producer of the movie, I suppose. To be fair, she was delightfully bitchy and she has a GREAT figure and nice hair. But she is not cute.
What I learned:
· My boy FS let me know that this movie is getting crappy reviews on rottentomatoes.com. Like I give a fat rat’s ass what those OTHER FSs say. Apparently, everyone is all up in arms because they see this movie as furthering the stereotype that young women can only be truly happy and fulfilled by dropping everything and following a man. That is a bunch of shit. If these dumb fuckers had actually SEEN the movie, as opposed to just watching it, they would know that this PARTICULAR young woman was 100% focused on getting the “right” job at the expense of all else, even love, and she only grew as a person when she realized there was more to a well-rounded life than just a high profile job. Dense, people. Really dense. Open your fucking eyes.
Love the review and I love Alexis Bledel, I cannot wait to see this movie. What is next? Time Traveler's Wife? Harry Potter? lmao
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, I think next will be "Bandslam" this afternoon because that's what Owen wants to see (shocking!).
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