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Holy shit. I kept putting off seeing that in the theater, until, well, I didn't. I guess I will need to catch it on DVD now. Charlie Kaufman's mind works in seriously mysterious ways, doesn't it?
Without going into details, are there any of those OMG hilarious moments, like when Malkovich goes inside his own head? Those help mitigate the sadness (which has been a true Kaufman hallmark in all his scripts).
Yes, it's hilarious at times. And maddening at times.
So, Match Point. Not so much? Or is it just that it pales in comparison to Synechdoche, NY ? Dan Savage used Match Point as an example of how fucked up people can create great art and I remembered I'd had it from Netflix for ages and still not watched it so I plugged it in. I liked it but I'm not sure it qualifies as Great Art.
Never saw it. As much as I loved (I just surprised myself with the past tense on that) Woody's earlier movies, I'm afraid I've sorta lost interest in him as he's gotten grumpier. I guess I figure that Bergman's later films are hard on me, even though I love his earlier work, and Allen's later films sound like Late Bergman Lite.
Laga,
I did not like Match Point. I am not a Woody Allen fan, and I am reminded of this every time I see a WA movie. I did like Hannah and Her Sisters. I think that might be the only WA I've liked. But I'd have to think about it.
I definitely disagree with Dan Savage as far as using that particularly example. There are other WA works that are far far better.
I used to be a WA fan but when Ewen Bremner showed up and D said, "hey, it's Mullet!" I said, "oh lord and he was pretty high up in the credits. I hope that's not indicative of how much movie we have left." I liked how it came around at the end with the whole net ball thing but I felt there was far too much filler in between that idea being introduced and it paying off.
I enjoyed Match Point but would not call it Great Art. I would call it Surprisingly Good For A Woody Allen Movie Made In The Last 15 Years.
(But because it was impressive mostly due to how un-Woody-Allen-ish it was, I'm not sure how it would hold up if you weren't expecting it to completely suck.)
(But because it was impressive mostly due to how un-Woody-Allen-ish it was, I'm not sure how it would hold up if you weren't expecting it to completely suck.)
I enjoyed it, but then I got a fair amount of mileage out of the Crime and Punishment references.
Surprisingly Good For A Woody Allen Movie Made In The Last 15 Years.
I think this is why it's 78% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
I missed the Crime and Punishment references. I mean, I noticed someone reading Dostoevsky and the Dad mentioning a conversation he'd had with the fiance but it didn't register that that was supposed to mean something.
DH watched Role Models last night and I caught the last five minutes--which is really sort of worth is. Paul Rudd is still cute.