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Love Crazy (1941)
The Great William Powell
As a big fan of The Thin Man movies, I really wanted to see this film because of William Powell and Myrna Loy. I'm so glad I did because it was fantastic! It does fit the genre of screwball comedies of that time period without any alteration, so you may find yourself picking up on the rhythm of the script and predicting lines, as I did. The supporting cast is great, but what is surprising is that in this film, it almost feels like Myrna Loy is included in that group. William Powell took every scene he was in and carried it right away. He was droll and a little weird, but he still remained a believable character. There were some moments when I cringed, I'll only mention Abraham Lincoln if you haven't seen this movie, but they did not detract from me rolling around on the floor in laughter. I suppose I must mention Powell in drag, which is ridiculously funny and countered extremely well by Loy. She did her best work in her scenes with Powell just by playing along or completely denying any of his efforts to seem insane. Although they both get top billing, this is William Powell's film. He was hilarious and honest and I can't believe this film isn't more talked about!
The Good German (2006)
a waste of time
When I walked into the theater I was very excited to see this movie because I am a big fan of the movies that The Good German is based on. I was so disappointed by it. I personally thought that the plot was strange and hard to keep track of, there was absolutely no depth to George Clooney's or Tobey Maguire's performance. Cate Blanchett was beautiful as always. I know what the director was trying to achieve, but I thought that instead of using the film as art, it was at many times overexposed and somewhat silly. The references to Casablanca were nice, but I felt that many times they were silly. I won't give them away, but they are obvious, right down to the movie's poster. There was nothing particularly attention grabbing about this movie, and when the ending came, I laughed.