Film is such a collaborative effort and so often you can see the potential hasn't been reached and it sad; this is the contrary.
I generally don't watch ROM/COMs, finding them insipid and predictable, but this started with a genius script and it was executed to perfection. I saw no flaw. I laughed out loud and as an old man, living alone I seldom laugh aloud, but rebel wilson has the magic and the rest of cast and crew jelled to work magic.
This is so far outside of my general viewing---- film noir- White Heat, Treasure of SierraMmadre, French film noire (anything by Melville) Bob La Flambre etc. Italian realism- the Bicycle Thief, The Nights of Cabiria, Serbian Underground, Nine Queens etc.... nothing like this, yet this has the magic like Muriel's Wedding or Withnail and I; you need not put your finger on it, it's there.
Kudos to cast, crew, backers etc. I hope it makes a yacht sized box office and everyone seeing it enjoys it as much as I did. Cocoon had that same bizarre vibe; everyone from 8 to 88 got it and liked it. What a pleasure writing a positive review
I generally don't watch ROM/COMs, finding them insipid and predictable, but this started with a genius script and it was executed to perfection. I saw no flaw. I laughed out loud and as an old man, living alone I seldom laugh aloud, but rebel wilson has the magic and the rest of cast and crew jelled to work magic.
This is so far outside of my general viewing---- film noir- White Heat, Treasure of SierraMmadre, French film noire (anything by Melville) Bob La Flambre etc. Italian realism- the Bicycle Thief, The Nights of Cabiria, Serbian Underground, Nine Queens etc.... nothing like this, yet this has the magic like Muriel's Wedding or Withnail and I; you need not put your finger on it, it's there.
Kudos to cast, crew, backers etc. I hope it makes a yacht sized box office and everyone seeing it enjoys it as much as I did. Cocoon had that same bizarre vibe; everyone from 8 to 88 got it and liked it. What a pleasure writing a positive review