I can't remember when I've been so disappointed with a film. I had read Roger Ebert's glowing review and our local guy also gave the movie 4 out of 4 stars, so I expected a lot. I loved Gosford Park, and the previews of this movie looked so fun! Someone else already used the Emporer's New Clothes as a comparison, and I thought that was entirely appropriate. The critics are seeing something that's not here.
The cast for this is stellar; Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep were wonderful with what they were given to do, which wasn't much. John C. Reilly and Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan (who plays a smartly understated role), Virginia Madsen, Kevin Klein, Tommy Lee Jones ...they all were great with what they were given...but not enough to hold my interest.
This was like Seinfeld; a movie about nothing, but without the laughs. I did smile a few times, but there was nothing genuinely funny about this, nothing new. I don't know what all the critics are seeing. Perhaps they are wearing some kind of rose colored glasses the rest of us don't have. I am sure nothing I say here will dissuade people from seeing this film, but don't say I didn't warn you.
The cast for this is stellar; Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep were wonderful with what they were given to do, which wasn't much. John C. Reilly and Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan (who plays a smartly understated role), Virginia Madsen, Kevin Klein, Tommy Lee Jones ...they all were great with what they were given...but not enough to hold my interest.
This was like Seinfeld; a movie about nothing, but without the laughs. I did smile a few times, but there was nothing genuinely funny about this, nothing new. I don't know what all the critics are seeing. Perhaps they are wearing some kind of rose colored glasses the rest of us don't have. I am sure nothing I say here will dissuade people from seeing this film, but don't say I didn't warn you.