Showing posts with label Julia Stiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Julia Stiles. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2011

Edmond

An even worse Mamet movie than if he had actually directed it. Macy plays his usual loser, but without the usual empathy, and his spiral through insanity and into utter senselessness is just irritating to watch. Barely viewable hodgepodge of Woody Allen sex rants and Oliver Stone pseudo-intellectual violent rampages.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

10 Things I Hate About You

Classic adaptation in which a television actor hires his Australian doppelganger to aide in his shrew-taming endeavors. Though dialogue was modified from source material, Shakespeare’s famous paint balloon scene was portrayed with great loyalty. One of only a few chick flicks that straight guys can safely admit to liking.