Extract (2009)
Extract (2009) – I generally enjoy Mike Judge. I just had a debate with a friend of mine on the merits of King of the Hill. I loved Idiocracy. His 2009 film Extract has some tonal similarities with his film from ten years prior, Office Space. Extract, however, is no Office Space. It has things … Continue reading
The Change-Up (2011)
The Change-Up (2011) – Jason Bateman seems to play a lot high-strung put-upon everymen. Ryan Reynolds seems to play a lot of cocky womanizers. The Change-Up starts with them very much in these familiar roles but then the high-concept plot kicks in and they switch bodies. Now Jason Bateman is a cocky womanizer and Ryan … Continue reading
Paul (2011)
Paul (2011) — So the first thing to get out of the way is you need to manage your expectations. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were the stars (and in Pegg’s case co-writer) of two of the very best movies of the 2000s: Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz. Expecting Paul to be on … Continue reading
Couples Retreat (2009)
Couples Retreat (2009) — Not a bad movie, though not necessarily a good one either. But it made me laugh so I guess it goes in the “win” column, even if it’s not very good. It’s one of those situations where you take people who are funny like Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, John … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 