Actually, I finally broke down and watched this film the other night after passing it by for years on the rental shelf. I have to be honest and say the movie was pretty bad. Despite that, there was one good reason to see this movie. JIM CARREY. You really see what a sweet, soulful person he really must be. Rent this to see (in my opinion) another deeper side of the real Jim Carrey. But hold on to your remote. This movie will bore you to tears if you try to watch the whole thing (even though it's relatively short...it's THAT bad). I recommend fast forwarding through most of it, excluding his scenes. The people who made this movie really missed out on using his talent more adeptly in their film. You can see only brief glimpses into the depth of his talent. Oh, random comment...renaming the movie Rubberface? Stick to your vision people! I give this flick two stars. I give Jim Carrey in this film 6 stars.
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Alex & Emma
(2003)
I...uh, yawn
24 June 2003
Slow & Predictable would have been a better title for this movie. From almost the word "type", you pretty much can guess what is going to happen. The pacing of this film is extremely long and drawn out. I found myself wondering if the actors and director were so hard up for money that they would agree to be in this movie. Normally, I love Luke Wilson, but he absolutely falls flat in this movie. Cast against type, there is one scene where he dictates part of the story to Emma as he stands half visible in his bathroom urinating. Alex may have done that, but I could not believe that Luke Wilson had. His performance in Royal Tenenbaums was so moving, only to move on to this performance which had me moving toward the theater exit. Kate Hudson seems like any other young local thespian with a flair for accents, whose mother is Goldie Hawn, who occasionally displays a tad of star quality, but overall seems to be capitalizing on and replaying her mother's affectations. In fact, you'll swear it's Goldie's slinky body gliding from the living room to the kitchen (in oh so many scenes) and even start to wish that it was her. Sophie Marceau trades her long hair and sensuous style she so breathlessly embodied in Braveheart for a short Louise Brooks-type hair-do. Unfortunately she also loses some of her trademark "je ne se quoi" in the process. Cloris Leachman makes an almost movie stealing cameo. Which is sad, because although her performance is hilariously impeccable, the rest of the movie is not.
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