The Movie Diary

I think I lost my ability to judge an OK film this week when I watched Dangerous Liaisons with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, and Keanu Reeves this week. That film is exquisite in fine detail. The acting is top-level, the script is magnificent, and the set decoration is just plain eye candy. I think that film deserves much more credit than given a film like, say… Gone with the Wind. Yep. It’s just that good.

When you juxtapose that film with a movie like The Bounty Hunter, I mean, there’s no comparison, right? So, that’s probably why I think it was just so-so.  I found Gerard Butler and Jennifer thoroughly charming and there were hilarious moments. Siobhan Fallon is the quintessential bored New York receptionist for the bail bondsman, played by Jason Kolotouros. Her quips were laugh-out-loud funny, but she had only a small part in the film.(You might remember her as the Edgar the bug’s wife in Men in Black.) She’s got the dead-pan delivery down. Her performance was definitely one of the highlights of the film.

The Bounty Hunter was worth seeing, if only to check out the lead actors. I mean, come on… if you’re woman, you can’t tell me that looking at Gerard Butler isn’t like a day at the beach. And I can even see why guys think Jennifer Aniston is hot. So, it’s not a total loss there regardless of gender. They’re very cute together and the whole film is just plain fun.

It’s definitely NOT Dangerous Liaisons, but hey… it’s impossible to find that kind of quality in another film. I think it’s my all-time favorite.

We also watched Barbarella for the umpteenth time this week. It’s a 1968 campy sci-fi with Jane Fonda that was really groundbreaking for its time. It’s cute and silly, and who can ever forget that name… Dildano? And, lest ye forget, it’s where Duran Duran the band got its name.  If you were born before 1980, I doubt you even knew that.

You’ve been schooled.