All of this praise makes it sound as if this is a serious movie. It is not. It is a hilarious comedy. I live and see movies in a staid (I refrain from the word boring) suburb. Audiences watch movies in cocoons here. We are usually quiet. Not this time. I sat in a theater full of people laughing, cheering and actually squealing in delight. Even the predictable punchlines produced glee in how they were delivered. The movie works as a straight comedy even if you're 7 and have no clue what an allegory is.
One final note: I thought the photography was wonderful. I don't usually notice that. At one point, there's a taxicab scene at night and I lost track of the dialogue while I wondered how they made it look so rich and beautiful. Did they actually make sure the colors of the clothes, interior and exterior sets blended like that or did they set it up by feel? Really something.
It's too bad this opened with Spiderman 2. I suspect many will miss it.
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