Elizabethtown
2005. 123 minutes. Rated R. Can you imagine an entire life wrapped up in a shoe? First of all, this is NOT a bad movie. Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is a master of last looks. The groundbreaking shoe of his original design, the Spasmodica, ends up being groundbreaking only in its unprecedented failure. He loses his job, his status as shoe design wunderkid, and a ridiculously large amount of his company’s money. His career is so...
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
2008. 110 min. Rated R. “So, here I am at the center of everything. I’ve got the tux, I’ve got the watch, I’ve got the life. I’m exactly where I wanted to be.” In general, Hollywood over-relies on the affirmation story. The gist of it is a charismatic hero whom we already know to be basically admirable, who undergoes a change of opinion or other minor transformation, and then becomes the Chosen One according to the prophecy. Avatar is...
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
2004. 108 Minutes. Rated R. Quote:“Meet me…in Montauk…” No shocker that this gem came from the great Charlie Kaufman. All of his movies have changed the way I feel about things, this one included. Our leading man Jim Carrey was forever cast as the funny, wacky, guy… but once in a while he got a meaty role, and either way, he never disappoints. Even when he’s depressing. Quote 2: ” Adults are,...
