Movie Reviews
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This weekend brings me 3 new movie reviews: Lets Go to Prison, Fast Food Nation, and For Your Consideration.
Let's Go to Prison is a really dumb/silly comedy, but I was definitely in the mood for a silly comedy after a long week at work, so I was mildly amused by the flick. It helps that I'm a big Will Arnett fan, and am quickly becoming a Dax Shepard fan. Basically the movie is about these 2 men in prison...one of the men (Shepard) is a career criminal and actually framed Arnett's character as a form of payback. Shepard then attempts to make sure Arnett get's the worst treatment possible in prison. Hey, how often can you say stabbings and anal rapings are funny. Not too often. Still...this is not witty or sophisticated in the very least.
Fast Food Nation is an extremely unfocused movie. It tries to accomplish too much, with too many characters for one movie. I was *mostly* interested in the subplots, and the main plot about the nasties in our processed beef, but it did drag at times. There are a ton of cameos, but the only performance that really stood out to me was by newcomer Catalina Sandino Moreno. I do not recommend paying to see this movie in the theater...and if you DO watch it, don't plan on eating directly afterwards. Or before either...sooo, I guess don't plan on eating most of the day. It does graphically show the slaughtering of cows which is sad and hard to watch...but eating meat is a part of our world and has been for centuries (millenia even).
For Your Consideration is a delightful comedy from the minds of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy. Guest is famous for his mockumentaries such as Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman. For Your Consideration is NOT one of his typical mockumentaries, but it is a satirical look at the Hollywood film industry. I think Guest used all his "regular" actor friends plus a dozen more because it seemed a bit too full of characters. I don't put it on the same level as Best in Show or Guffman, but it's still a fun romp, especially if you're a fan of his Guest's other films.
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