Crash Talk

The Good: The supporting cast! Malin Akerman and Adam Brody are pretty hilarious. Dianna Agron is adorable as Anna Paquin’s little sister and their sisterly chemistry is actually quite believable. Candice Bergen as Anna Paquin and Dianna Agron’s overbearing mom was perfect. The chemistry between the supporting cast actually made this film quite bearable. It distracted me from how much I didn’t really like Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, or Anna Paquin.

The Bad: The use of indie music. Okay, we get it. It’s an indie flick and you’re trying to use indie music to make it seem cool and hipster. It’s fucking lame. It kinda seemed like it was trying too hard to be 500 Days of Summer and it just wasn’t even close.

The Ugly: Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, and Anna Paquin. The movie is supposed to be centered around the love triangle between these three, but somehow it also manages to make me hate them. Josh Duhamel is not believable as a college literature graduate who can quote Shelley and while it’s clear that he still loves Katie Holmes’ character continues to stay with Anna Paquin even though the chemistry is clearly lacking. Katie Holmes just can’t seem to get out of that “girl next door” character. Whether people liked or hated you as Joey Potter, you’ve got to move on, girl! Take a different role and stop playing these characters that allow you to shoot puppy dog eyes at the camera in an attempt to make the audience feel pity for you. It’s not working for you anymore! Anna Paquin, who I love in True Blood, was just not likeable at ALL in this movie. Maybe it was how her character was written. I can probably see that. But as a supposed lead, she didn’t get enough screen time. Had the audience gotten to know her better we may have understood why Josh Duhamel was constantly at odds with trying to pick between her and Katie Holmes. He states that it’s because of her practicality, but if we don’t see that translated in her actions, then we don’t really believe it.

Overall, I didn’t have great expectations for the film. It was just something at the video store that I thought I would try. I expected to like Agron, Akerman and Brody and to hate Duhamel and Holmes so I guess my expectations were on the money.

Here’s hoping someone makes a romantic comedy that doesn’t suck extremely soon!

2.5/5

Pretty sure this trailer has dominated my Twitter, tumblr and now my WordPress.

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If you’re a big movie fan and you want to stay updated with trailers, photos, casting news, shooting notes and all that good stuff, these are the sites to check out.

www.slashfilm.com

www.ropeofsilicon.com

Been surfing these two sites for Dark Knight Rises all day today and I can’t seem to get enough of what they’re writing about. /Film also has an app that I, just hours ago, downloaded and have been constantly checking out.

Keep your movie news current!

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As a documentary fanatic, I’m always looking for new documentaries to watch and learn from. I randomly came across Crips and Bloods: Made in America on Netflix and knew right away that I needed to watch it. Watch it. I guarantee that you’ll have a whole new view on gangs, gang members and the violence that’s taking place during turf wars.

Through interviews and archival footage, the film works to explain the culture and development that lays in the heart of the Crips and Bloods and why they’re at war with one another. It shows how the deadly combination of poverty, lack of opportunity, oppression, and discrimination was at the root of the rise of the gangs and the violence that’s taking place in south central LA.

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Trying a little too hard there, Disney? Tron: Legacy was kind of a disappointment. I guess I was expecting too much, but I came out of the theater a little upset that I had paid $19 to watch it in IMAX.

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Two words to describe this movie: Emotional Mindfuck.

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Wanna watch Wall Street 2? Hmm…

I was kinda iffy about this movie when I picked it out and I’m still unsure as to whether or not I like it. As usual, I’ve picked out my favorite parts of the film and what I hated about it. Check it out:

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