A nicely done movie that hits all the points: acting, story, character development, costuming. Everything clicked along just fine and then the movie was over. There was nothing to dislike, but its competence made it rather a bland affair.
Cost: free from Hoopla (Multnomah County Library’s streaming service)
Where watched: at home, while sick.
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2014/imitation_game.html
“Hey what ever happened to Jay Mohr?” I thought as I grabbed this movie from the library.* I found it to be terribly uneven** and shoddily acted. I was going to chalk this up to Wallace Wolodarsky’s first pancake of a directing venture, but IMDB tells me that this was his third film, so I’m not really sure what to say, except that I do not recommend this film.
Cost: free from library
Where watched: at home, while sick.
*IMDB tells me he is still acting, but I don’t think this movie helped him get any jobs. He tends to channel outraged-via-bad-acting Jerry Seinfeld in this movie.
**at one point the story comes to a screeching halt so we can focus on secondary character Andy Richter, a character arc that could have been cut entirely. And at another point main characters Mohr & Nicholson are having an argument at the front door of their house. One of them leaves and a cat walks in and meows. This is the only point at which that cat appears in the movie. Also, one character morphs from a pretty normal waitress, to a crazy crackhead in about 30 seconds.
poster from: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/seeing-other-people-2004
