Here's my review: AWESOME! :) I really liked this. It's sweet, it's quirky...it's not perfect, but I really enjoyed it.Ellen Page is adorable! Michael Cera does his shy, awkward kid thing again, but he does it so well, I love him too. (Though if he wants to continue acting, he should probably try to branch out a bit.)
JK Simmons — duh. The guy is fantastic. As the shrink on Law and Order, I loved him. I never really watched Oz, but what I did see of him was great. And please! Him as J. Jonah Jameson?? PERFECT! It's no different in this movie.
Great acting all around. Even Jennifer Garner was good! Normally, I can't stand her (though I haven't seen Alias yet), but she was kind of charming, in a sweet way, in this movie. A normal woman. I liked that.
But my favourite thing about this movie (well, that's a lie, I liked the story and the girl best, but this is the part I have stuck in my head): Jason Bateman. ::sigh:: I don't know how I have not been infatuated with him until now. And I'm considered a nutjob for falling in love with him b/c of his character in Juno...well, b/c he was basically a pedophile. Not THAT extreme, but...well, he thinks he's going to hook up with a 16-year-old!! Even I was creeped out by that at first, but when nothing happened, I felt better and then I just felt bad for him. He was in a marriage with a woman that didn't let him be who he wanted to be and considered wearing rock t-shirts "not growing up." Then, along comes this adorable girl who plays guitar with him, swaps music with him and watches gore flicks with him. The perfect girl for him...except for the fact that she's 16 and pregnant. I really did feel bad — creeped out, sure — but bad. And aside from that, his character was soooo cool! And he's so cute! I mean, how can I NOT fall for this:
Seriously! ;-) And I forgot how I used to watch The Hogan Family religiously...though I think I had a crush on the stupid twin at the time...ugh. And I've always loved his sister, Justine Bateman. Mallory was my FAVOURITE female on television when I was a kid. (That's from Family Ties if you don't know, and if you don't know, then I don't want to know YOU.) You should have seen how happy I was when she showed up on Lois & Clark years later! :-P (Me=Dork.)Anyway, great movie. Go see it.
The End.
PS So, of course I went and bought Season One of Arrested Development this weekend...
No comments:
Post a Comment