Final notes:
Director Beeban Kidron's Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason sucked the big one, making the first Bridget Jones look like a masterwork classic comedy bonanza compared to this crap fest.
Indie phenom Napoleon Dynamite was a stylistic knockoff of Wes Anderson’s work, but it was devilishly funny nonetheless; and it’s one of those rare films that grow funnier with repeated viewings.
The Aussie rock comedy Garage Days, from director Alex Proyas (the auteur behind the flawless, mind-bending Dark City) has a slick visual pallet, but the character high jinks quickly grow grating and the plot fails to captivate for more than minutes at a time; however, points have to be given for the ballsy choice of giving the band their comeuppance at the film’s conclusion.
Another Australian film, Dirty Deeds, stumbles upon moments of brilliance while lampooning the American Mafia genre; star Bryan Brown is engaging, as always, and the movie has real originality and cinemagraphic panache, despite a smattering of clichés and plot potholes.
And Brit hit Shaun of the Dead is drop-dead hilarious, but it's best watched after seeing a couple of your favorite zombie movies and Danny Boyle’s London-based masterstroke, 28 Days Later; that way you’ll get more of the jokes, although the film is bloody amusing regardless.
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FROM: Celebrity Cola: A slipshod guide to the universe.
Related post:
The Aviator Review; Plus DiCaprio & Alda in Person; and Notes on Kill Bill
Also archived at: Celebrity Cola: Movie Reviews and News (December 2004), along with a definition of "beaucoup," the spelling of Bobby Darin vs. Bobby Darrin, a short history of el Ché Ernesto Guevara Serna (and the meaning of his various nicknames, including Fuser), and links related to all the movies above.
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