Seen recently at the Dundee Theatre (still musty, still open)
It was one of those perfect summer evenings when we set off for the old Dundee Theatre - warm but not humid, breezy but not tornadic. That, we reasoned, was why the joint was empty when we arrived - it was just too nice to be indoors.
Oh, if that were only the reason.
How is it that a group of solid actors (Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei, Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear) can fail so miserably on screen? Did they need the money? Were they under the influence of mind-altering drugs during negotiations? Did they forget to watch the dailies?
Director George Ratliff's execution of this awkward tale of a mega church gone awry until a well-meaning pothead regains his sanity is neither smart nor funny. Maybe his pitch to Kinnear went something like this - "Think Little Miss Sunshine with a religious twist." A nation full of prayers couldn't salvage this boulevard.
Bonus Bones: 0
Director George Ratliff's execution of this awkward tale of a mega church gone awry until a well-meaning pothead regains his sanity is neither smart nor funny. Maybe his pitch to Kinnear went something like this - "Think Little Miss Sunshine with a religious twist." A nation full of prayers couldn't salvage this boulevard.
Bonus Bones: 0
Even the dogs knew better than to sign on for this one.
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