Quick Movie Reviews
Wanted: Fucking blustery is how I would describe this movie. It’s filled with bluster. Bullets curve around every which way, Angelina Jolie does not talk very much but sure does smirk a lot, nobody dies until they all do very suddenly. It’s blustery. It’s a movie with balls. But, like, giant, malformed, awkwardly-positioned balls. Balls so big they get in the way of everything else. I don’t know. I’d recommend it. But only if you’re all amped up on energy drinks or whatever.
Hancock: Want to see a decent concept that’s clearly been beaten to death with studio notes? This is the movie for you. Will Smith still has charisma out the ass, and there’s something appealing about his lazy superhero character. But then thirty minutes go by and a bunch of crazy shit starts to happen for no reason. And there are massive continuity errors and gaping plot holes. And it feels so much like at least an hour of this movie was cut out. I’d feel like it was more of a waste if it didn’t all just feel so inevitable.
The winner? Wanted is way better. Go see Wanted. Skip Hancock, but watch it on TV or whatever — it’s an interesting mess.