So you know when I do those lists about what I am reading, listening to, watching, etc? Today I am going to go to the flip side of that and tell you what NOT to watch, movie edition.
This is not meant as a slam to any of the actors, directors, writers, script supervisors, craft services, etc people on these films. Sometimes you make something that doesn't hit it out of the park. (Not that I am speaking from experience, or anything like that.....) Sometimes you have a stinker film in the midst of some really great ones you've done.
And let me also say, before we get started: I am not a movie snob. Not every movie needs to be Citizen Kane and 90% of the time, I just want something interesting and entertaining. It doesn't always need to speak to me in a deep way, or teach me a lesson about humanity. More often than not, I just want to laugh or cry or be, as I said, entertained for a few hours.
But these films did not deliver for me on ANY level.
Oh where do I begin....
I rented this the other night as I like the Clooney and Roberts, and figured the premise of it looked interesting. In a nutshell - a guy takes a TV show host (Clooney) hostage during a live broadcast. OK sounds good enough, right?
Oh, people....don't waste your time OR money.
The plot holes in this were so huge you could drive a Mack truck through them. It lacked build up and character development. The action went from 0 to 60 in seconds with no introduction, no building of the tension.
And not only that - but the plot itself was completely implausible. So many things happened that I looked at and thought, I know it's just a movie but no way would they do that, and the police do such-and-such, etc.
In the end, I truly did not care what happened to Clooney or the other characters in the film. Something tells me that was not the goal of the filmmakers.
Save your money and move on to something else. Trust me on this.
I really wanted to like this. Tina Fey is generally pretty funny and I had high hopes.
Tina, why did you let me down, girl?!
Again, I feel like I have to reiterate - I am not a movie snob. I didn't expect this film would win Oscars; I just thought, maybe it'll be funny and at least won't make me regret spending the $5 on the iTunes rental.
Wrong again, Katie...wrong again.
You know you are in trouble when, in watching the first 20-30 minutes, all of the funny parts in the film were in the trailer. Bad sign, folks.
To me, it tried too hard to be funny, and touching, and serious, and hilarious. I think I understand the vibe they were going for, but they just didn't get there. It also bounced around too much and didn't take the time to explore characters and relationships; they had too many storylines and angles going, it was hard to get invested in the characters.
What movies have you seen recently that were a big Fail for you?
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