It’s Free Cheese
September 22nd – September 28th
Wristcutters: A Love Story – A couple of small quirky movies for this week. Wristcutters takes place in a sort of way station for those who have committed suicide. Turns out this purgatory is mostly full of bores and eccentrics. How depressing. Luckily the movie itself is eccentric enough to remain entertaining. I’d found out about this one from its Spirit Award nominations. That awards show is always an occasion to add to the queue.
Eagle vs. Shark – There are plenty of funny moments in this one to be sure. The movie is one joke/gag after another. But, I found Jemaine Clement’s Jarrod to be too Napoleon Dynamite-ish. But instead of being an awkard dork, he’s an awkard dork who is also a dick. I much prefer Clement’s Flight of the Conchords stuff (can’t wait for Season 2!). I really enjoyed the performance by Loren Horsley (who also wrote the story from which the screenplay was based) as Lily. I found her to be charming and beautiful. What she saw in Jarrod I’ll never know. So goes life, I suppose.
