William ArnottZack and Miri Make a Porno
February 21st 2009 06:21
"Zack and Miri..." is the latest offering from Kevin Smith, who made a splash with his debut "Clerks" in the early nineties and has since made "slacker comedies" like "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma". With Judd Apatow - raised stars like Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and others, Smith has been given a new lease on life with the sort of stars that serve his material well. Justin Long makes an hilarious appearance as a gay porn star who partners Superman Returns star Brandon Routh at Zack and Miri's high school reunion. But back to the film. Basically Zack and Miri decide to make a porno because they can't pay their bills, and, not wanting to spoil here, but they actually long for each other. The film is filled with crudity upon crudity, which is to be fairly expected from this sort of material by these people. Frankly, Mr Rogen's foul mouth reaches its limit at times but I suppose the guy's endearing, just don't see how Bank's Miri would find him attractive. But that's the movie. There's fun to be had with this, but it doesn't really soar.
2 and a half out of 5.
"He's Just Not That Into You" is doing well at the box office and no small wonder, it's a crowd pleaser with an all-star cast, or a line-up of hip ones to like anyway. It's pretty good really in a light entertainment for everyone kind of way, even if it leans towards chick-flickness, being about women and their travails with men in a minefield of relationship woes. Justin Long is also in this, but in a straight role this time. This film is meant to have spun off somehow from "Sex and the City" which I didn't see, but I'm guessing that "...Not Into You" will just fill the womens flick void for the time being.
Also 2 and a half out of 5.
"He's Just Not That Into You" is doing well at the box office and no small wonder, it's a crowd pleaser with an all-star cast, or a line-up of hip ones to like anyway. It's pretty good really in a light entertainment for everyone kind of way, even if it leans towards chick-flickness, being about women and their travails with men in a minefield of relationship woes. Justin Long is also in this, but in a straight role this time. This film is meant to have spun off somehow from "Sex and the City" which I didn't see, but I'm guessing that "...Not Into You" will just fill the womens flick void for the time being.
Also 2 and a half out of 5.
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