The new TV season is rapidly approaching...and I will not list all the new shows I am going to try out yet. But I have made the decision to drop some of my old shows for a variety of reasons. The three shows I am dropping are: Two and a Half Men, The Office and Medium.
Two and a Half Men is going to have a hard time with Charlie Sheen's problems, and really, he is the reason I watch the show. The character of Alan just cannot be the whole show. It is still amusing, but so many set-ups on the show have already been done, that it is is much less funny than it used to be, relying even more on sexual innuendo for laughs.
The Office is one of those shows that even at its best, could be hit or miss. When it kept Michael and Dwight on a leash, it was funniest, but too often it just lets those two be stupid, beyond any reason. Too often the last two seasons it is just painful to watch.
And you know you aren't enjoying the show when you feel like fast forwarding through much of it...Medium makes me feel like that nowadays. Again, so long in the tooth, so many plots are being re-hashed. Still like the characters, but tired of the set-up.
So three veteran show are being dropped. As we get closer to the season I will talk about my new shows, and those returning that I am still watching.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
TV on Netflix-Firefly
I will admit that I did not watch Firefly when it came to TV in 2002. Not only did it air in opposition to another show already on my schedule, but I watched the 2nd or 3rd episode and did not think it was that great!
But oh crap, was I wrong or what? Firefly was a tremendous show, good in almost every way TV can be good...which is probably why it did not survive. Good story lines that had complex ideas beneath, great characters, good overarching plot, great production values, great cast...it was a damn good show.
Firefly is set about 500 years in the future...there is not even an Earth anymore, and humans have moved far out into space, populating other planets and systems, all ruled by the Alliance. There was a war that the Alliance won, and the captain of the small cargo ship, Serenity (a firefly class ship), fought against the Alliance, and lost.
Now he and his crew fly in the outer worlds, worlds not quite fully dominated by the Alliance, and ship cargo....some might say, smuggle cargo, for various employers.
In addition to Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, the crew is his first officer (and fellow rebel), Zoe, played by the luscious Gina Torres, her husband the pilot, a mercenary to supply the muscle, played with wild abandon by Adam Baldwin, and a childlike engineer, Kaylee. They also act as the the delivery ship for a contractor going from world to world...a high class call girl named Morena. At one stop they are joined by a preacher, who becomes the cook, and a doctor and his strange sister. This sister, played by Summer Glau, is the key to the story, as it seems the Alliance is looking for her.
Most episodes are self-contained, but the show is better watching it in continuity as the themes and stories build nicely.
There are not good comparisons to Firefly. Some say it is like Star Wars. Only if Star Wars were gritty and its characters were all less noble than Han Solo, though there are some similarities between the Alliance and the Empire. Some say it is like Star Trek, but only if James Kirk felt like the Federation was an unholy bureaucratic system, that was run by corporations to the detriment of human freedom, and decided to drop out of it.
While those comparison don't hold, the series is as good as any sci-fi out there, and as good as any TV out there. Firely was a winner all the way around.
At least that is my opinion.
But oh crap, was I wrong or what? Firefly was a tremendous show, good in almost every way TV can be good...which is probably why it did not survive. Good story lines that had complex ideas beneath, great characters, good overarching plot, great production values, great cast...it was a damn good show.
Firefly is set about 500 years in the future...there is not even an Earth anymore, and humans have moved far out into space, populating other planets and systems, all ruled by the Alliance. There was a war that the Alliance won, and the captain of the small cargo ship, Serenity (a firefly class ship), fought against the Alliance, and lost.
Now he and his crew fly in the outer worlds, worlds not quite fully dominated by the Alliance, and ship cargo....some might say, smuggle cargo, for various employers.
In addition to Nathan Fillion as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, the crew is his first officer (and fellow rebel), Zoe, played by the luscious Gina Torres, her husband the pilot, a mercenary to supply the muscle, played with wild abandon by Adam Baldwin, and a childlike engineer, Kaylee. They also act as the the delivery ship for a contractor going from world to world...a high class call girl named Morena. At one stop they are joined by a preacher, who becomes the cook, and a doctor and his strange sister. This sister, played by Summer Glau, is the key to the story, as it seems the Alliance is looking for her.
Most episodes are self-contained, but the show is better watching it in continuity as the themes and stories build nicely.
There are not good comparisons to Firefly. Some say it is like Star Wars. Only if Star Wars were gritty and its characters were all less noble than Han Solo, though there are some similarities between the Alliance and the Empire. Some say it is like Star Trek, but only if James Kirk felt like the Federation was an unholy bureaucratic system, that was run by corporations to the detriment of human freedom, and decided to drop out of it.
While those comparison don't hold, the series is as good as any sci-fi out there, and as good as any TV out there. Firely was a winner all the way around.
At least that is my opinion.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Movie-Wendy and Lucy
Michelle Williams is perfect in this small Indie movie, Wendy and Lucy (2008). She is Wendy, a young woman in an old car and with precious few dollars, driving across country trying to get to Alaska, to a high paying canning job. But the bad things are OK, because of the friend with her, Lucy, her dog.
But her car gives out and then Lucy disappears, and Wendy is frantic, heart-broken and despairing. This film, though short (only 80 minutes) is long on emotion and creates empathy between the viewer and Wendy. She is just struggling, like so many people are nowadays, and though she has a plan, it all goes awry.
Where is her family? Who are her friends? Some of these questions get answered a bit, but we know for sure that Lucy is the world to her, and as she desperately tries to find her friend, her realization about her own life, and how precarious it is, dawns on her.
Williams is so good here, not overplaying or milking the role, but playing so true, so organically, that every word and thought rings true. You feel that she is holding on pretty well as the movie begins, despite the lack of money. But as she loses her car and especially Lucy, she knows must make some choices, choices that are more for Lucy's good than her own.
This is a very good film. Quiet, but sure of itself, as is William's performance. The film is right for the time we live in, and right for the despair that can be just around the corner. It is also right in the feeling between and owner and her beloved pooch. The movie is right in so many ways, it is well worth a viewing.
At least that is my opinion.
But her car gives out and then Lucy disappears, and Wendy is frantic, heart-broken and despairing. This film, though short (only 80 minutes) is long on emotion and creates empathy between the viewer and Wendy. She is just struggling, like so many people are nowadays, and though she has a plan, it all goes awry.
Where is her family? Who are her friends? Some of these questions get answered a bit, but we know for sure that Lucy is the world to her, and as she desperately tries to find her friend, her realization about her own life, and how precarious it is, dawns on her.
Williams is so good here, not overplaying or milking the role, but playing so true, so organically, that every word and thought rings true. You feel that she is holding on pretty well as the movie begins, despite the lack of money. But as she loses her car and especially Lucy, she knows must make some choices, choices that are more for Lucy's good than her own.
This is a very good film. Quiet, but sure of itself, as is William's performance. The film is right for the time we live in, and right for the despair that can be just around the corner. It is also right in the feeling between and owner and her beloved pooch. The movie is right in so many ways, it is well worth a viewing.
At least that is my opinion.
Movie- The Burning Plain
A well acted and somewhat intriguing movie, The Burning Plain (2008) takes a bit of time to come together as it weaves 4 seemingly separate stories into one movie with a storyline that coalesces as you get further into it. In other words, it takes a bit of patience.
Luckily there are some really good actors here to keep you hooked in while waiting for it to all come together. Kim Basinger is good, but Charlize Theron is even better. She plays wounded characters so well, as here she plays a restaurant manager who seems to have her life together, but for the multiple one-night stands she has.
I like the movie, but do not go into it expecting the answers to be laid at your feet. They are not, and even as the story lines are resolved, you need to think a bit about the relationships to get the full picture. INtriguing, well acted and well told, A Burning Plain is an adult movie, a movie that talks of past pain and the effect that has on present life.
At least that is my opinion.
Luckily there are some really good actors here to keep you hooked in while waiting for it to all come together. Kim Basinger is good, but Charlize Theron is even better. She plays wounded characters so well, as here she plays a restaurant manager who seems to have her life together, but for the multiple one-night stands she has.
I like the movie, but do not go into it expecting the answers to be laid at your feet. They are not, and even as the story lines are resolved, you need to think a bit about the relationships to get the full picture. INtriguing, well acted and well told, A Burning Plain is an adult movie, a movie that talks of past pain and the effect that has on present life.
At least that is my opinion.
Movie- Capote
Capote (2005) is one of those movies that I probably should have seen long ago...I had heard about the great performances and all, but it was never that compelling to move it up in my queue...there were always other movies that just seemed a little more interesting.
Now I remember Truman Capote. My grandmother never missed an episode of the old Merv Griffen Show, and Capote was a fairly regular guest there. And even as a kid, I always thought..."Wow, is he weird!"
The movie is good, and Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Capote seems spot on, not only in his voice and mannerisms, but in his seemingly sociopathic urge to get the book In Cold Blood written, no matter who he uses and hurts, and no matter what lies he has to tell. And I think this is the heart of the portrayal...because this charming man is almost as terrible as the killer he pursues and writes about. I can't help thinking, if Capote did not have his writing, he would have been much like the killer.
I think Capote was a very good movie, but it certainly did not make me like Truman Capote at all, not that is was supposed to. And I am glad I never moved it up in my queue. I still think what I thought when I used to watch him on Merv Griffen..."Wow, is he weird."
That, at least, is my opinion.
Now I remember Truman Capote. My grandmother never missed an episode of the old Merv Griffen Show, and Capote was a fairly regular guest there. And even as a kid, I always thought..."Wow, is he weird!"
The movie is good, and Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Capote seems spot on, not only in his voice and mannerisms, but in his seemingly sociopathic urge to get the book In Cold Blood written, no matter who he uses and hurts, and no matter what lies he has to tell. And I think this is the heart of the portrayal...because this charming man is almost as terrible as the killer he pursues and writes about. I can't help thinking, if Capote did not have his writing, he would have been much like the killer.
I think Capote was a very good movie, but it certainly did not make me like Truman Capote at all, not that is was supposed to. And I am glad I never moved it up in my queue. I still think what I thought when I used to watch him on Merv Griffen..."Wow, is he weird."
That, at least, is my opinion.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Movie- Domino
Tony Scott directs this action flick in a frenetic, fast-paced style, that could have honestly used fewer quick flashes, and more characterization. Scott seems to be in a schizophrenic dive bomb and his quick cuts make Domino (2005) seem intensely artificial and just hard to watch.
Telling the (true-ish) story of Domino Harvey (played by Keira Knightley) a young woman who decides to become a bounty hunter, the film would seem to have a lot going for it, with Knightly and Mickey Rourke in big roles. But Tony Scott so over-directs and edits that it is not very good and more than a little bit of a mess.
Pass on this one.
At least that is my opinion,
Telling the (true-ish) story of Domino Harvey (played by Keira Knightley) a young woman who decides to become a bounty hunter, the film would seem to have a lot going for it, with Knightly and Mickey Rourke in big roles. But Tony Scott so over-directs and edits that it is not very good and more than a little bit of a mess.
Pass on this one.
At least that is my opinion,
Thursday, August 12, 2010
TV-Mad Men
What a wonderfully written and acted show is Mad Men! And this season has started off strongly...it starts a year after we left them in an amazing season concluding episode. The new agency is coming along...not quite big yet, not quite rich, and showing some fractures in leadership. Especially Don Draper is showing some fractures...he looks good in the office, but he shows worse for the wear outside it, and doesn't seem to be holding together as well as he did when he had his secret intact. Could this be Dick Whitman filling in the cracks of the eroding Don Draper?
One scene that stood out was of Don and his hooker in bed, and Don practically begs her to slap him...Don Draper, a sub? Who woulda thought that? But Dick Whitman well could be...
Don is not holding up his end in the office either...he is acting like the creative director, not a partner, and that comes back to haunt him. And Peggy,as always, is one that pretty much shoves it in his face that people are there because of him...he needs to start realizing that and acting in a manner consistent with that.
This last episode, I call it "The Corruption of Layne," showed Don as a man very fallible, and also as a man who cares so much for certain people in his life. Jon Hamm plays all the parts of Don Draper perfectly...much like Peggy, sometimes we love him and other times we think he is a piece of shit.
And Betty's life is not all roses. The problem with Betty was never Don. She is a mess, and takes it all out on Sally, probably the worst case of emotional abuse by mother to daughter that we have seen on a TV show. Seriously, Sally may just find a kitchen knife one night and let Betty have it! Betty will NEVER be happy with a man...I think she is incapable of it.
Mad Men keeps up its remarkable reputation. It is my favorite drama on TV. If you have not seen it I recommend getting previous seasons on DVD and catch up on its mythos...you will not be sorry.
One scene that stood out was of Don and his hooker in bed, and Don practically begs her to slap him...Don Draper, a sub? Who woulda thought that? But Dick Whitman well could be...
Don is not holding up his end in the office either...he is acting like the creative director, not a partner, and that comes back to haunt him. And Peggy,as always, is one that pretty much shoves it in his face that people are there because of him...he needs to start realizing that and acting in a manner consistent with that.
This last episode, I call it "The Corruption of Layne," showed Don as a man very fallible, and also as a man who cares so much for certain people in his life. Jon Hamm plays all the parts of Don Draper perfectly...much like Peggy, sometimes we love him and other times we think he is a piece of shit.
And Betty's life is not all roses. The problem with Betty was never Don. She is a mess, and takes it all out on Sally, probably the worst case of emotional abuse by mother to daughter that we have seen on a TV show. Seriously, Sally may just find a kitchen knife one night and let Betty have it! Betty will NEVER be happy with a man...I think she is incapable of it.
Mad Men keeps up its remarkable reputation. It is my favorite drama on TV. If you have not seen it I recommend getting previous seasons on DVD and catch up on its mythos...you will not be sorry.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Movie- Happy-Go-Lucky
Poppy Cross is an unforgettable character, a woman who is constantly upbeat, seemingly always happy. But you get the feeling, by small glimpses and conversations, that Poppy feels the despair all around her. And she knows she can either be happy, or she will be crippled by sadness.
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) stars Sally Hawkins as Poppy, and she does a great job. As Poppy tries to learn how to drive, she meets Scott, the driving instructor who is terse, angry and mean. Her opposite almost completely. But Poppy will not change, and seems to see Scott as a challenge...can she get him to mellow out a bit?
As we see Poppy going through her daily life, as a teacher and with her girlfriends, we keep getting the glimpses of Poppy's choice to be happy. She is not dumb, she knows the crap that goes on around her, the child in her class being abused, the tragedies that plague our everyday lives. But she has chosen being happy, not out of ignorance or stupidity, but because she does not want to become like Scott. The two are like distorted reflections of each other.
Scott though, goes beyond the breaking point, and it leads to a confrontation between the two...a confrontation that is sad and scary and disturbing. But it confirms what choices Poppy has made on how to deal with life.
Poppy is a character that could easily be badly played, but Hawkins makes her heroic. And so makes the movie much more than a silly bit of fluff. Poppy will be remembered by anyone who watches this film. Remembered--- and appreciated for the choices she makes.
At least that is my opinion.
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) stars Sally Hawkins as Poppy, and she does a great job. As Poppy tries to learn how to drive, she meets Scott, the driving instructor who is terse, angry and mean. Her opposite almost completely. But Poppy will not change, and seems to see Scott as a challenge...can she get him to mellow out a bit?
As we see Poppy going through her daily life, as a teacher and with her girlfriends, we keep getting the glimpses of Poppy's choice to be happy. She is not dumb, she knows the crap that goes on around her, the child in her class being abused, the tragedies that plague our everyday lives. But she has chosen being happy, not out of ignorance or stupidity, but because she does not want to become like Scott. The two are like distorted reflections of each other.
Scott though, goes beyond the breaking point, and it leads to a confrontation between the two...a confrontation that is sad and scary and disturbing. But it confirms what choices Poppy has made on how to deal with life.
Poppy is a character that could easily be badly played, but Hawkins makes her heroic. And so makes the movie much more than a silly bit of fluff. Poppy will be remembered by anyone who watches this film. Remembered--- and appreciated for the choices she makes.
At least that is my opinion.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Movie- Guys and Dolls
I love some of the music in Guys and Dolls, I love musicals, and I think Sinatra is the bomb. So I thought I would love Guys and Dolls (1955), one of those good old, epic, classic musicals. Eh---not so much.
Guys and Dolls cost a fortune to make back in the '50s. And it is extravagant...a huge cast and big sets. However, the main players are either miscast...Marlon Brando as a singing, heart-of-gold thug? Or their dialogue and the way they were made to enunciate was so bad---Sinatra always saying "I do not," or "it shall not be, "...no contractions, just stilted language---was so bad it made me wince.
Yes, I enjoyed the couple of songs, Guys and Dolls and Luck Be a Lady, but even those I wanted to go back and just listen to Old Blue Eyes sing solo, of Buble, or any of a number of other singers.
Sometimes an old musical is simply dated and stilted. This was one of those times.
I'll go watch My Fair Lady again.
At least that is my opinion.
Guys and Dolls cost a fortune to make back in the '50s. And it is extravagant...a huge cast and big sets. However, the main players are either miscast...Marlon Brando as a singing, heart-of-gold thug? Or their dialogue and the way they were made to enunciate was so bad---Sinatra always saying "I do not," or "it shall not be, "...no contractions, just stilted language---was so bad it made me wince.
Yes, I enjoyed the couple of songs, Guys and Dolls and Luck Be a Lady, but even those I wanted to go back and just listen to Old Blue Eyes sing solo, of Buble, or any of a number of other singers.
Sometimes an old musical is simply dated and stilted. This was one of those times.
I'll go watch My Fair Lady again.
At least that is my opinion.
Movie- The Weatherman
The Weatherman (2005) just did not do it for me. Instead of insightful, it felt dopey. Instead of offering an underdog, it offered a dumb, vacuous hero, one more interested in outward appearances than any substantial characteristic. NIcholas Cage plays Dave Spritz, a Chicago weatherman (not meteorologist, he would have to make an effort to be that) who is pretty much reviled by everyone. And the thing is, I can't really blame them.
People throw food at him as he is walking on the sidewalk. His family, ex-wife and daughter don't think much of him, and his father even less.
Now Dave does try to make changes here. But he is played so doggedly down in the dumps by Cage, that I never felt he really grew at all, even though he tried to make some facile appearances of growth.
I will admit to not being a big Cage fan...most of the time he just annoys me, so maybe it played into how I felt about this movie.
I would not recommend this film unless you were on a long flight...even then I may opt for a book.
At least that is my opinion.
People throw food at him as he is walking on the sidewalk. His family, ex-wife and daughter don't think much of him, and his father even less.
Now Dave does try to make changes here. But he is played so doggedly down in the dumps by Cage, that I never felt he really grew at all, even though he tried to make some facile appearances of growth.
I will admit to not being a big Cage fan...most of the time he just annoys me, so maybe it played into how I felt about this movie.
I would not recommend this film unless you were on a long flight...even then I may opt for a book.
At least that is my opinion.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Movie-Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox was nominated for the best animated feature Oscar. It did not win.
What a wonderful animated film we get with Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), based on the Roald Dahl book. About a fox who tries to become domesticated---not tame but settling down with a family and getting a real job (reporter) instead of raiding farms. But you can't keep a good fox down, and much to his wife's displeasure he goes on raids. And he is really good at it, so good that three big farmers (corporate type farmers) try all they can to get Mr. Fox.
This tale is filled with wit, and adult humor. It is not in any way a strictly kid's movie, though I suspect some kids will enjoy it. The parts of Mr. and Mrs. Fox are played by George Clooney and Meryl Streep, very adult actors...and Clooney stays in adult role as his voice acting carries the cast. He is as adult here as in Up In the Air.
The farmers are trying to kill Mr. Fox, and they even destroy the tree Mr. Fox and many other animals use as home to get him...they are willing to rape and destroy anything to get Mr. Fox and protect ALL their profits...again, a very adult theme. As is the marriage between the two foxes, and Mr. Fox's relationship with his son.
The movie is funny, and also has its own bit of tension as the farmers are trying to kill the hero.
The stop action animation is not what we are used to in this time of computer animation, but it works VERY well for this story. IN fact, I think any other kind of animation would have made the movie less pleasing.
The supporting cast of characters is fine too, with the Mr. Possum especially standing out.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is unique in so many ways, and is just a fine film overall. Funny and thoughtful, dealing with adult themes and having great animation, it was very worthy of its nomination.
At least that is my opinion.
What a wonderful animated film we get with Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), based on the Roald Dahl book. About a fox who tries to become domesticated---not tame but settling down with a family and getting a real job (reporter) instead of raiding farms. But you can't keep a good fox down, and much to his wife's displeasure he goes on raids. And he is really good at it, so good that three big farmers (corporate type farmers) try all they can to get Mr. Fox.
This tale is filled with wit, and adult humor. It is not in any way a strictly kid's movie, though I suspect some kids will enjoy it. The parts of Mr. and Mrs. Fox are played by George Clooney and Meryl Streep, very adult actors...and Clooney stays in adult role as his voice acting carries the cast. He is as adult here as in Up In the Air.
The farmers are trying to kill Mr. Fox, and they even destroy the tree Mr. Fox and many other animals use as home to get him...they are willing to rape and destroy anything to get Mr. Fox and protect ALL their profits...again, a very adult theme. As is the marriage between the two foxes, and Mr. Fox's relationship with his son.
The movie is funny, and also has its own bit of tension as the farmers are trying to kill the hero.
The stop action animation is not what we are used to in this time of computer animation, but it works VERY well for this story. IN fact, I think any other kind of animation would have made the movie less pleasing.
The supporting cast of characters is fine too, with the Mr. Possum especially standing out.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is unique in so many ways, and is just a fine film overall. Funny and thoughtful, dealing with adult themes and having great animation, it was very worthy of its nomination.
At least that is my opinion.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Movie-The Thing About My Folks
Ben is going about his life with his wife and kid in the city, when his doorbell rings unexpectedly. Its his dad, Sam, who just has shown up. No, nothing is wrong says dad. But it turns out, his wife has left him.
So begins The Thing About My Folks (2005). Paul Reiser plays the son and the tremendous Peter Falk plays Sam. And the two end up on a road trip together that is at times campy, and other times so real, that it is uncomfortable.
Falk is just amazing here, and Reiser seems to let himself not get caught up in ego, but seems content to just play off Falk. There is scene on the road with the two, where Ben is accusing Sam of somehow neglecting his wife and family. And he sounds convincing. Until Sam chimes in. "Bullshit!" he say. And we start to see his sacrifices, his temptations and his morality.
This film is filled with light moments and profound moments. And I didn't go much for the ending. But the part (and it is most of the movie) with Falk and Reiser...pure gold. And there are other scenes, like the conference call among the siblings, that is just SO real, it is difficult not to laugh at ourselves.
It was written by Reiser, and you can only think he was so grateful that Falk played this part. Really one of those unknown, unheralded movies that is much better than its publicity.
At least that is my opinion.
So begins The Thing About My Folks (2005). Paul Reiser plays the son and the tremendous Peter Falk plays Sam. And the two end up on a road trip together that is at times campy, and other times so real, that it is uncomfortable.
Falk is just amazing here, and Reiser seems to let himself not get caught up in ego, but seems content to just play off Falk. There is scene on the road with the two, where Ben is accusing Sam of somehow neglecting his wife and family. And he sounds convincing. Until Sam chimes in. "Bullshit!" he say. And we start to see his sacrifices, his temptations and his morality.
This film is filled with light moments and profound moments. And I didn't go much for the ending. But the part (and it is most of the movie) with Falk and Reiser...pure gold. And there are other scenes, like the conference call among the siblings, that is just SO real, it is difficult not to laugh at ourselves.
It was written by Reiser, and you can only think he was so grateful that Falk played this part. Really one of those unknown, unheralded movies that is much better than its publicity.
At least that is my opinion.
Movie- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) is a fun movie, a nice distraction. It is one of those that is amusing, but not laugh out loud funny most of the time, and has a few gross out scenes, but not too many. All in all...average.
The thing it has going for it are the stars Michael Cera (I still miss Arrested Development) and Kat Dennings, both very likable. They start out faking a romance, start disliking each other, and end up together, all the while trying to find a misplaced friend.
It was better than I thought it would be...too many of this genre end up disappointing. But not for the laughs however, it was better because of the tender side the two leads showed.
At least that is my opinion.
The thing it has going for it are the stars Michael Cera (I still miss Arrested Development) and Kat Dennings, both very likable. They start out faking a romance, start disliking each other, and end up together, all the while trying to find a misplaced friend.
It was better than I thought it would be...too many of this genre end up disappointing. But not for the laughs however, it was better because of the tender side the two leads showed.
At least that is my opinion.
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