I think we all know this movie, and that it's good, it's interesting, you'll have a few laughs, but it's nothing mind blowing.
7/10
Film#141 - Kalifornia, 1993, dir. Dominic Sena
This was weird. Not in a traditional sense of weird, but more that the cast seemed to be in caught in a movie that should be airing on Showcase at 2am. It really felt like it was made for tv, but on a station no one would be interested in. I feel this was either based on a book, or should have been a book. The premise is David Duchovny is a writer doing a book on serial murders in America, and he goes on a road trip with his girlfriend and two strangers on their way to California, and all intend to split the cost of the trip. The strangers are Juliette Lewis (reminiscent of her character in Natural Born Killers but without the violent tendencies) and Brad Pitt, who stood out as the best actor in the film. Pitt is a serial killer by the way, how ironic that someone writing about serial killers is on the road with a serial killer without knowing it. Wow. Deep.
6/10
Film#142 - Hitch, 2005, dir. Andy Tennant
As far as romantic comedies go, this is one of the better ones. It has a great charm to it and really makes you feel all cozy. What makes it better than any other romcom they pump out these days is this style of addressing the audience in a way that is aware of how romance works, both on screen and off, and commenting on it. Will Smith looks right into the camera and describes how love is, as if to say that is how love is portrayed on screen. He then goes into these conversations of witty dialogue that is too good to be true with Eva Mendes about the concept of dating and relationships that goes in other direction, to expose the patterns of film dating rituals and how everyone seems to be aware of them, looking for an alternative.
8/10
Film#143 - Road Trip, 2000, dir. Todd Phillips
This film loses charm every time I see it, and I've seen it more times than I would like to admit. It really feels dated. You couldn't make this movie today. That's a fact. No one uses the mail for one, but more importantly, why would they be sending video tapes when we have the internet. It's hard to believe I would have seen this when I was maybe 12 or 13.
5.5/10
Film#144 - Meet the Parents, 2000, dir. Jay Roach
Robert De Niro just has this magnetic appeal I can't resist. He delivers his lines with such comedic timing. The cast is great, the dialogue is fine, the premise is, well, basic. Not much to say here.
7.5/10
