xx-114 Reviews

Good Luck Chuck (2007)

not again... who writes this stuff

[2/10 · 22 September 2007]

I almost hate what I'm writing here, because i really like Dane Cook, but this was a snooze fest. Literally. I have been following Dane for years, we are 'friends' on his myspace, we even flew to Vegas from Florida to catch Tourgasm. THAT trip was worth the money, this movie is not.

It really is like every other Rom-Com you've ever seen. Full of clichés, with such bland dull writing, it makes you wonder who gets paid to write this stuff. Not a character in the film was either believable, or funny. The closest I'd call funny was his buddy, the plastic surgeon. The closest thing to believable were the penguins.

I wouldn't watch this on cable, I loathed having to pay to see it, and I was nodding out the whole movie. Sorry Dane, I love you man, SUFI baby, but this movie stunk.

Magicians (2007)

Just don't quite get this......

[4/10 · 5 September 2007]

This movie, for the wife and I at least, was very hard to connect with. Maybe it's the fact that we are Americans, and we are just too ignorant to get the Brit Wit. Although we do love almost every Monty Python, and Benny Hill that we have ever seen.

This one though is just..... I don't know...obtuse? It seems like a wanna-be documentary and not a real 'film'. Comparing it to 'The Prestige', or 'The Illusionist' is quite unfair to this movie. If you liked those, then don't expect the same from this. It's quirky, somewhat non-linear, and quite frankly, just not that great.

If it pops up on the tele, then maybe give it a watch over dinner. But I honestly can't even say rent it.