Reviews
Eight Days a Week (1997)
Any hopeless romantics out there should avoid this one.
I would like to imagine that the director of this film was going for a suburban, late nineties version of a cross between Porky's and American Pie. I stress, I would like to imagine that. What I saw in this film, however, was a sad failure at that attempt. The premise for the storyline leads you to believe this film has something to do with romance/love, but all it portrays is the lustful misadventures of a young boy and his strangely perverse friend. The object of affection in the film, Keri Russell is less than appetizing in her performance, and I spent the entire film wondering why any boy would spend an entire summer under her window. Yuck. Any hopeless romantics out there should avoid this film like the plague. Note, however, one good thing about it; the pool scene with the man and his wife in the wheelchair.
Sweethearts (1997)
you almost want to rewind to hear their conversations again.
This movie made me laugh and almost cry simultaneously. Incredibly witty dialogue, with interchanges between Jasmine and Arliss going by so fast, you almost want to rewind to hear their conversations again. Janeane Garofalo showcases her incredible talent for drama, as well as comedy, and Mitch Rouse is a gem of a talent as 'Arliss'. It's not everyday that a movie can pull off being a comedy, and a dark drama at the same time. My only problem with the film was the ending. I was disappointed a bit, not in the fact that it did not end perfectly, like most predictable romance movies do, but just because it was so damn depressing. Still, it's worth it just for the conversations.
The Granny (1995)
The Granny sucked but two actors show future promise on screen
although I will have to admit that "The Granny" was one of the worst films that I have ever seen, I always like to find something positive to say about most things. Unfortunately, there's not much I can say about this movie that would be considered positive. It was cheesy, to say the least. The dialogue was non-existent (I actually think the movie would have been better as a silent flick). The plot was so thin, it was like watching a really bad mentos commercial on acid. Of course, there is one positive thing I can say about the film. Although most of the cast of the film should give up acting (if they can even call what they did in that film acting), there were two actors that made the film bearable. Not surprisingly, it was the two youngest actors of the film. Samantha Hendricks played her part well, since all she had to do was be herself; a little girl in a freaky situation. Ryan Bollman, while a little overly dramatic in his role, shows true acting talent. These two actors would do best to hold out for more decent parts, and not waste their talent on such low-grade "film making". "The Granny" belongs in the waste basket, but save these two actors. I hate seeing talent go to waste.