Matthew McConaughey in the role he was born to play: the stoner poet Moondog. Harmony Korine's latest is a hilarious stoner movie. Harmony Korine's distinctive style is pleasantly out of place for a stoner movie. Snoop Dogg and Jonah Hill (in a hilarious faux Southern accent that's so bad it's perfect) are obvious choices for the supporting cast. Isla Fisher, Zac Efron (with now infamously ridiculous tiger facial hair) and Martin Lawrence are inspired. There are some glaring pot holes, but honestly, who cares? This is a rollicking good time.
I am a student at Johns Hopkins with a passion for film, media and awards. Here you will find concise movie reviews and my comments on TV, theater and award shows. I can't see everything, but when I finally get around to it, you'll find my opinion here on everything from the classics to the crap.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018
The Greatest Showman (2017)
Why is this movie so boring? I like a good musical but it's just really uninteresting. The music is drab. I don't know what everyone sees in "This Is Me." Pasek and Paul are responsible for La La Land and Dear Evan Hansen; they can't all be good, I guess. I get that it's a family movie, but it feels like a kids movie. There are so many good family movies nowadays that are not so kiddy. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is, but it is not made for us. There was so much opportunity to develop some of these characters, but they never really do. Zendaya, for example, doesn't have enough lines. The opening is the glitziest part of the movie. You expect the circus to have more spectacle.
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