Crazy/ Stupid/Love is an honest movie, or at least it tries to be. I mean it has really good intentions, I guess. Look, it’s a really sweet film, but I was starting to choke up during all the mushy parts. That stuff really makes me feel awkward. The movie made me question my past relationships and shit. Weird.
Is it crazy? Not really. Stupid? No. Enjoyable? God damn it, yes. This movie really grew on me. Some of the dialogue is really cheesy but the performances from all, and I mean ALL, the actors are great. Ryan Gosling was my favorite. The part he plays is damn near perfect and his evolution is totally believable.
I usually hate it when the young kid in a movie is so much smarter and sassier than the grownups like Dakota Fanning’s character in Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. God, I wanted her to die. But Jonah Bobo’s character, the son of the newly divorced couple, is bearable. The story really draws attention to how much this kid wants to be an adult and everyone sees how he’s so unique. Yeah, I bought it.
There’s a surprise towards the end of the film which really took me off guard. When it happened I was thinking, “Duh! You could’ve seen this a mile away!” But I didn’t. I was so invested in the characters that I just let whatever happened in their lives unfold which is a sign that the filmmakers did their job in creating a damn fine movie.
Cowboys and Aliens. Fuck yes. When I was a young kid I used to reminisce about all the movies I would make when I was older. One such movie was a western film…with aliens! So, thank you Jon Favreau -for stealing my fucking idea! No, seriously thank you for making this. It has everything that nine year old dreamt this kind of movie would become (except in my film, an alien invasion took place on a moving train. How cool is that!)
This movie had action, adventure, aliens, comedy, explosions, aliens, damsels in distress, a saloon fight and aliens! Even Native Americans were there to work with the retired Colonel (Ford) to fight for the human race. Because, why not? We’re all brothers when there’s an alien invasion, right? Right? God damn better be right or else were all fucked when they do come. And they will come...
From Daniel Craig’s badass presence, Harrison Ford’s sour demeanor, to Sam Rockwell’s comedic timing, I was totally into this movie. And aliens! Awesome. I loved it. Great summer bull shit!
Smurfs. Ugh.
