Sunday, September 5, 2010
Get Low
Both of my parents had recommended "Get Low"-- the new film with Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray. Doesn't it sound like some kind of hip-hop term? So, then I hear it's about a guy who has a funeral party while he's alive. And I think that means it's going to be like the "Bucket List" or something... a comedy. HA! I kept waiting for it to get funny. Hmmm... long wait. This was a good film, but it wasn't AT ALL a comedy. Everyone liked it, but, you know, it wasn't funny.
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Sorry if you felt mislead. I guess w/Bill Murray you'd probably think comedy. Yeah. not funny!
ReplyDeleteNot your fault... just my own confusion ;)
ReplyDeletemurray only does roles he feels he can be unique in--he's a totally bizarre character.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.onlineschools.org/blog/bill-murray/
with that out of the way, i think duvall is best actor for first 6 months of this oscar-season. can't think of any leading actor in any wide-release or indie film this year that came close to how good he was.
to compare for yourself--here's the 2010 movie list on wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_in_film
i think philip seymour hoffman (jack goes boating), franco (127 hours), spacey (casino jack), and douglas (wall street 2) are the only ones in U.S. films with a shot at catching duvall. [the remake of true grit is a dark horse for an epic jeff bridges performance.] however, i think duvall will still be the best.
that said, who knows what those *geniuses* at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will do next february.