Sunday, September 21, 2008

A smart film about stupid people


Ok. I stole the title to this little post. But this movie was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. It reminds me of Fargo, another Coen brothers movie, where someone's stupid plan goes very, very wrong through the work of.......fate? Anyhow, this movie is a good spy farce mixed in with a variety of hilarious and strange sexual twistings and turnings. Throw in some extremely dark humor, a health club, a plastic surgeon, George Clooney, some other more accomplished actors, and some very clever, very amusing scenes happen. It's enjoyable to watch them unfold. Almost as much fun as writing this vague "review". But, if you want something that's a notch up from Get Smart in terms of cleverness, but just as dumb. See this movie. Get popcorn. Laugh out loud. You won't be the only one in the theater laughing.

4 comments:

Ed said...

Sorry, but I hate to read reviews of movies that I intend to see, so, once I realized what this post was about, I stopped reading. After I see this movie I will read this post.

Hows about them Cubs, eh?

poodledoc said...

Ed, my little post is SO vague, you will learn virtually nothing about the movie and still enjoy it, especially if you see it at Sundance!!! (we saw it at Eastgate, in case you were wondering). LOL

Suzy said...

Ha! I WAS wondering! You didn't want to pay for the "amenities" at Sundance?

poodledoc said...

It was tough, but we passed on the amenities. The movie's the same either way. They have diet Pepsi. Bathrooms. Popcorn. That's all the amenities I need....true, I have to pay for that stuff, except the bathroom, but it's not an empty three bucks. I mean, popcorn is good for you, isn't it?