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The Way Way Back (2013)
The Whole Movie is in the Trailer
***There are only spoilers that took place in the trailer, and in no way did I try to summarize the movie.***
I became excited for this film after viewing the movie's trailer. I'm usually never bored enough to go around watching trailers for upcoming movies, but The Way Way Back trailer made me feel very fortunate for my boredom. It really hit a soft spot in my heart that I had never remembered a trailer ever doing before. When the boy is pouring his heart out to Sam Rockwell about how his pseudo step-dad, Steve Carell, called him a 3 out of 10 it nearly brought a tear to my eye. Thankfully, I was socially brainwashed by my father to never cry, so I dodged a bullet there. Anyway, The Way Way Back had about the most emotional trailer I can ever remember seeing. So when I went to experience the actual feature film I set my empathy levels to high and prepared my self for an emotional roller coaster such as the trailer had advertised. I watched the entire movie and was disappointed to find that it didn't really add anything to the limited enjoyment the trailer gave me. If we added it up I think it'd be fair to say the movie only gave me a solid 4 minutes of good sentimental moments. The trailer gave me 2 and a half. The other 99 minutes of the movie just didn't seem to add to any weight or development to the story of the young boy. The scene where the boy is venting his soul to Sam Rockwell that had resonated with me so much in the trailer happened towards the end of the movie, and it turned out to be the best moment by far. However, aside from the beginning scene when Steve Carell actually calls the boy a 3, there was nothing poignant between these scenes that escalated or added depth to that situation. Steve was at worst a mild annoyance to the boy only a couple times after saying that to him. It almost came completely out of nowhere when the boy did finally bring it up to Sam Rockwell. I'm not saying the film didn't try at all to add to the drama of their relationship, but I am saying it didn't do anything that really worked well. On top of this, there were a lot of pointless subplots introduced that didn't have a lot to do with the overall focus, and there were a lot of characters that were set up to seem important that didn't end up doing anything.
The movie wasn't completely bad. It did keep my attention throughout, and it had an okay heart; I just think it could have been a lot better with more focus on relevance. There were a lot more minor details that I liked, as well as a some details with which I had issues. I just wanted to put up a short review to say that if you've seen the trailer, I don't think it is necessarily worth it to watch the full length film.
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
One of the most satisfying movies I've seen.
I've seen a lot of people compare this movie to a Quintin Tarantino film, and I believe that's an accurate comparison. However, what most of them won't tell you is that this movie is actually better than that. Seven Psychopaths is like a Tarantino movie on Steroids. To call this movie witty is to not give it enough credit. Wit only goes so far. This movie is down right brilliant. Everything said or done has a reason to it, and when it all comes together at the end you'll be left completely satisfied. Watching Seven Psychopaths is like seeing an abstract painting slowly evolve into a chaotic mess of pure beauty. If you were thinking to yourself, "Gee I wish there were a movie without any meaningless moral clichés that still conveys a relevant message" then I'd ask you if have a fairy god parent because this is that movie. I give you a 99% guarantee that you will not be disappointed with Seven Psychopaths. I've tried to think of some type of person that wouldn't like this movie, and I just can't think of any. Even someone completely ignorant that lacks all substance in life can appreciate something about it. So, if you're looking for a safe bet that you'll enjoy something great. Here you are.