Concur with Shavonne...I absolutely howled at Little Miss Sunshine. My first mistake was watching it on an international flight. Thankfully, I could excuse myself and laugh out loud in a remote part of the plane!
Although it's an extremely funny, the heart of the movie is actually a tragedy (in the classical sense). I found the script and the story extremely tight, the acting brilliant and consistent, the character development sound, the denouement perfect. Again, another example of astute agents and actors supporting an indie film.
Although Babel was an Oscar nominee, the movie just tried way too hard. It didn't have the subtleties and intrigue of another movie in which Brad Pitt starred (a Robert Redford acted and directed movie) called Spy Games. It received critical acclaim, but not necessarily popular support because it's edgy, complex, and less obvious. In fact, up until Mr & Mrs Smith, Brad Pitt (and his agent) had done an excellent job of seeking out obscure scripts and making them almost cult followings (Fight Club, anyone?).
Babel was entirely too obvious, stereotypical and too reminiscent of something Steven Soderburg would have done ten years ago. I found it OK, but only OK.
Concur with Shavonne...I absolutely howled at Little Miss Sunshine. My first mistake was watching it on an international flight. Thankfully, I could excuse myself and laugh out loud in a remote part of the plane!
Although it's an extremely funny, the heart of the movie is actually a tragedy (in the classical sense). I found the script and the story extremely tight, the acting brilliant and consistent, the character development sound, the denouement perfect. Again, another example of astute agents and actors supporting an indie film.
Although Babel was an Oscar nominee, the movie just tried way too hard. It didn't have the subtleties and intrigue of another movie in which Brad Pitt starred (a Robert Redford acted and directed movie) called Spy Games. It received critical acclaim, but not necessarily popular support because it's edgy, complex, and less obvious. In fact, up until Mr & Mrs Smith, Brad Pitt (and his agent) had done an excellent job of seeking out obscure scripts and making them almost cult followings (Fight Club, anyone?).
Babel was entirely too obvious, stereotypical and too reminiscent of something Steven Soderburg would have done ten years ago. I found it OK, but only OK.