Man, this whole "job and family thing really gets in the way of blogging. Here are some short observations about what's been on my screen.
22 Jump Street
Don’t make my mistake. Do not watch 22 Jump Street in a public, yet quiet, place. I watched it while riding as a passenger in an airplane, and I spent roughly 90 minutes biting my knuckles to keep from guffawing.
This is my kind of comedy. It’s clever, it’s packed with gags that hit us in rapid succession, and it even blows up a car. Really, what more could you possibly want?
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Eh. I’m getting too old for this $#!^.
Noah
Noah drags through its first act, then turns on the juice once the rain starts falling. If you can get past the fact that everyone’s Caucasian and has British accents, then it’s easy to accept lava monsters and ancient industrialized civilizations. Soon, you can immerse yourself in Aronofsky’s tale of justice and mercy, prophecy and insanity. Just don’t make it the last film you see on a 9.5 hour flight. This is not a movie to see when you're punchy.
Cats & Dogs
What a delightful film. I’ve seen it, with my kids, I don’t know how many times. It just never gets old.
