I've noticed a change in dynamic lately.
Whether I like it or not I'm not completely sure at the moment.
Some things remain the same.
Other things have changed.
More thought is required.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Other Guys
I was really looking forward to seeing The Other Guys based on what looked a promising trailer.
While I'm not a fan of Will Ferrell, aside from his awesome turn in Stranger Than Fiction, I am partial to what Mark Wahlberg does and I was anticipating a witty action-comedy.
I didn't get one.
Sure there was action, especially brilliant early on with the ridiculous antics of hero cops Highsmith (Samdel L. Jackson) and Danson (Dwayne Johnson). But once the two police idols met an untimely, and pretty ridiculous, demise the comedy didn't really continue.
Ferrell plays forensic accountant and reluctant cop Allen Gamble while Wahlberg is his desperate-to-be-a-real-cop partner Terry Hoitz. Despite having all the skills of a competent cop, Hoitz's career stalled when he shot a pro baseballer, leaving him frustrated and eager to get his chance.
Ferrell plays forensic accountant and reluctant cop Allen Gamble while Wahlberg is his desperate-to-be-a-real-cop partner Terry Hoitz. Despite having all the skills of a competent cop, Hoitz's career stalled when he shot a pro baseballer, leaving him frustrated and eager to get his chance.
When Gamble stumbles upon a 'real case' involving a conman billionaire (Steve Coogan) and a plot to embezzle a fortune he brings Hoitz along for the ride.
The closer they get to some hard evidence the more reluctant their Captain (Michael Keaton) is to help them out as all sorts of heavyweights put pressure on him. The Captain also has an inexplicable habit of quoting TLC lyrics.
The closer they get to some hard evidence the more reluctant their Captain (Michael Keaton) is to help them out as all sorts of heavyweights put pressure on him. The Captain also has an inexplicable habit of quoting TLC lyrics.
Anyway, it's all pretty much a shemozzle from there. You meet Gamble's wife (Eva Mendes), whom Hoitz slobbers all over and pretty much hits on in front of him, and find out that Gamble was once a pimp at college and that's why he such a straight lace these days.
There are some laughs, but it all seems disjointed and someone, I'm not sure which one, is miscast. It looks good on the trailer but I can't go higher than 5.5 out of 10.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
Definitions
It occurred to me today that I've been working really hard to ensure others don't define me in a particular way and, in the process, have ended up defining myself in that way.
It's not helping.
It relates to something that has been an issue for the past five years and one that I have spent a while in denial about. I'm sure most people will know what I am talking about.
Those who don't we're not talking about orientations of any kind, in case you were thinking that.
So I discovered that by defining myself by this particular issue is a good part of what is holding me back, I'm sure of that.
How do I get around it?
Of course I have to stop looking at myself as a fragile, like glass if you will, and toughen up. Mentally as much as physically.
It's all easier said than done but a big part of making progress is defining what the problem is.
It's not helping.
It relates to something that has been an issue for the past five years and one that I have spent a while in denial about. I'm sure most people will know what I am talking about.
Those who don't we're not talking about orientations of any kind, in case you were thinking that.
So I discovered that by defining myself by this particular issue is a good part of what is holding me back, I'm sure of that.
How do I get around it?
Of course I have to stop looking at myself as a fragile, like glass if you will, and toughen up. Mentally as much as physically.
It's all easier said than done but a big part of making progress is defining what the problem is.
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