I was entranced by a couple of things:
I was surprised by a few things:
I was annoyed by a few things
I remain undecided about a few things
Not bad. Not Magnolia bad, not Boogie Nights good - somewhere in between heading towards the up side. 7 out of 10.
- Sanders performance. While not being the world beater everyone reckons it is it certainly shows that this guy has more of a range that people take him credit for. Thats not to say there isn't the standard Sandler-stickh there; there sure is, but at least its buried. - Emily Watson - beauty combined with that accent... <sigh>
I was surprised by a few things:
- its short running time (90 minutes!) - its small leading cast (it is essentially a two-hander between Sandler and Watson) - this film is essentially a love story, A very personal love story.
I was annoyed by a few things
- lacklustre script development - the story of the sex line and the thugs behind it is poorly developed; it also does not integrate into the story to the level I thought I would and expected from PTA. The love interest is rushed and falls into some cliched traps - lazy camera work - if there is one thing abouta PTA film is the ways the camera is made to sing - PDL had little to be impressed by
I remain undecided about a few things
- the kooky elements; the piano on the street, the pudding, the crashing car - seemed out of place - the message of the movie - it seemed to me to be a story about the troubles communicating in the modern world - I'm probably wrong but if I am perhaps it needed to be developed a bit more?
Not bad. Not Magnolia bad, not Boogie Nights good - somewhere in between heading towards the up side. 7 out of 10.