tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post3019718741986902994..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: Catching up with 2011: Our Idiot BrotherKevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-84723546792889599012011-12-27T13:00:48.793-08:002011-12-27T13:00:48.793-08:00It is flawed for sure Kevin, and while I guess I d...It is flawed for sure Kevin, and while I guess I don't quite like it as much as you on balance I'll admit it does have it's moments, and to look for deeper meanings in the slice-of-life focus would be unfair and irrelevent. I found myself more involved in thge film than I could possible have imagined.<br /><br />You frame the vitues here marvelously.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-39105828728983517602011-12-23T19:01:05.764-08:002011-12-23T19:01:05.764-08:00Dan O.
Thanks for stopping by. Yes, Rudd is amaz...Dan O. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Yes, Rudd is amazing here and really elevates the rather ordinary material to something warm and refreshing. <br /><br />Yeah, I think I tolerated the women in this film because it seemed like normal behavior for these characters. They were playing up to certain stereotypes, sure, but I never felt like the movie was commenting on how annoying they were. Maybe it's because I had just finished seeing <i>50/50</i> -- a film that has a very nasty, limited view of women...which is par for the course for a Seth Rogen movie -- before I wrote this review, and I was willing to give the female characters in this film a pass. However, I still think that the Rashida Jones and Elizabeth Banks characters were at least well-acted stereotypes, hehe. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-55619502013954448902011-12-23T15:41:33.950-08:002011-12-23T15:41:33.950-08:00Nice review. Paul Rudd is terrific as the loveable...Nice review. Paul Rudd is terrific as the loveable, good-hearted, naive Ned. His warmth makes this a feel good film, but the annoying sisters take their toll and nearly ruin my Rudd buzz.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com