Movie Notes: High Fidelity

March 10th, 2009

High Fidelity

Synopsis

Thirty-something record store owner Rob (John Cusak) breaks up with Laura (Iben Hjejle), forcing him to review past loves and his unambitious future. Two slacker employees, a ginormous record collection, and overactive imagination provide both emotional and musical support.

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Movie Notes: Tropic Thunder

August 20th, 2008

Tropic Thunder

Synopsis

Actors Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), and Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) are filming a doomed Vietnam war movie, when a bright idea is had to put the actors literally in danger and film the results.

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Movie Notes: The Holiday

June 30th, 2007

The Holiday

If you can’t say anything nice it’s better not to say anything at all. But, I’ll still blog. Let me preface this largely annoyed review by saying this movie wasn’t for me.

I’m not above romantic comedies; I enjoyed: Thirteen Going On Thirty, Music and Lyrics, and the British varieties of Notting Hill, About A Boy, and Love Actually. I’d even recommend Sweet Home Alabama or that other Reese Whitherspoon flick where she was a ghost in Mark Ruffalo’s North Beach apartment (although contrived, it at least had me wondering what would happen next).

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