I bet I’ll like it even more if I watch it again. When that guy says “perfecto,” that’s awesome. The fork lift scene, that’s awesome. The way Mira Sorvino looks so beautiful, that’s awesome.
I don’t see many people writing about the politics the way they all are about comparable-but-worse movie, Local Hero. I thought there were some funny send-ups of the way stuff is.
Could make a good double feature with Ishtar
Tried to will myself into enjoying more, but didn’t click in, really. I think when he’s working in a dramatic tone, the kind of awesome sauce pull away from naturalism creates a really fun and funny energy; but here, in a more determined comedic tone, everything feels flatter and more permissible. Also felt like the sets and costumes and framing and everything were just tidier and easier. My relationship to this viewing of this title is sort of in relationship…
Sort of a “what if the matrix was made by morons with no style or swag?” It is affecting, or punishing, but it’s still really meritless — exactly the kind of pandering slop that the big fat middle of the bell-curve will swear up and down that they loved and resonated with. Not me though — I’m either genius or stupid, and I still see real beauty in the world.
