Duh Bowl Feet Sure
Two men. Inspirations. Each with their own feverish pursuit of one thing. For one it's the truth, the other the toosh. Makes for one seamless double feature.
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
I think just about everyone was sold when they saw the poster for this one. That shiny, happy face, so full of hope. Steve "the new Will Ferrell" Carell (the names even kinda rhyme) didn't go too Brick Tamland eat-a-lava-lamp stupid with this one, nor too Michael Scott desperate-sweaty-stand-up. So now he's got three fine gentlemen in the keeper pile. Andy Stitzer is extremely likeable, and you'll be rooting for him the entire way. Thank God this was nowhere within stench distance of Deuce Bigalow. It certainly could've been. Oh, but I have to take away mega points for the line "Oh yeah? Well you know how I know you're gay? You like Coldplay."
Otherwise, this one does everything right. The women get hot at times, the guys act like they didn't even know the camera was running, and they even go a little Anchorman on us, just when you're asking why they didn't do anything weird. And is there a message in all of this?! Did they just totally trick you without being all Red State about it? Maybe not. But we can't deny that we're proud of Andy.
The Constant Gardener
Romance! Thrills! Social awareness! Independence! Rachel Weisz! While the trailer for CG screams all these things, it is much more intelligent than . . . oh, say, Eraser, and a lot more . . . City of God. The love story seemed a little shaky and lacked some evidence, and all the posters with the silhouette of a man holding a gun are misleading. You will, however, want to know how it all ends, and you will be a better citizen of the world for seeing it. The gritty color schemes and phantasmagoria (look it up) make it much more haunting, as does the fact that this is all but real. If you're not already thinking globally, see this and then do something.
There a lot of posts up behind the dam that you can't see, soon to be unleashed. Yeah, most of them are movie reviews I never finished. Maybe you'll like them.
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
I think just about everyone was sold when they saw the poster for this one. That shiny, happy face, so full of hope. Steve "the new Will Ferrell" Carell (the names even kinda rhyme) didn't go too Brick Tamland eat-a-lava-lamp stupid with this one, nor too Michael Scott desperate-sweaty-stand-up. So now he's got three fine gentlemen in the keeper pile. Andy Stitzer is extremely likeable, and you'll be rooting for him the entire way. Thank God this was nowhere within stench distance of Deuce Bigalow. It certainly could've been. Oh, but I have to take away mega points for the line "Oh yeah? Well you know how I know you're gay? You like Coldplay."
Otherwise, this one does everything right. The women get hot at times, the guys act like they didn't even know the camera was running, and they even go a little Anchorman on us, just when you're asking why they didn't do anything weird. And is there a message in all of this?! Did they just totally trick you without being all Red State about it? Maybe not. But we can't deny that we're proud of Andy.
The Constant Gardener
Romance! Thrills! Social awareness! Independence! Rachel Weisz! While the trailer for CG screams all these things, it is much more intelligent than . . . oh, say, Eraser, and a lot more . . . City of God. The love story seemed a little shaky and lacked some evidence, and all the posters with the silhouette of a man holding a gun are misleading. You will, however, want to know how it all ends, and you will be a better citizen of the world for seeing it. The gritty color schemes and phantasmagoria (look it up) make it much more haunting, as does the fact that this is all but real. If you're not already thinking globally, see this and then do something.
There a lot of posts up behind the dam that you can't see, soon to be unleashed. Yeah, most of them are movie reviews I never finished. Maybe you'll like them.
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