2.5 Paws
Seen recently at the Dundee Theatre (still musty, still open)
What did they do to Ed's eyebrows? Coupled with his neatly manicured moustache/goatee combo, Helms (Pat) - the mean/sad half of the brother duo - looks like a cartoon version of the devil. It was a bit distracting.
So was the film's rocky start. It teeters on the brink of self-important crapdom before it starts to click about a third of the way through. If you can wait that long (Snowcaps or Junior Mints help), you'll be rewarded. The entire cast, helped immensely by the ageless Susan Sarandon (Sharon), is somehow able to transcend the material, and the ending is kind of fantastic in an every man sort of way.
There's just something warm and cuddly about 6'4" Jason Segel (Jeff), the sweet/sad half of the brother duo, even though he appears to be a pot-smoking loser who lives in his mother's basement. I believe what he's selling. I even had a little lump in my throat as we left the theatre.
Bonus Bones: 0
No dogs, no cat, no gerbil - not even a goldfish. What kind of a suburban household is this?
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