I've seen some bad movies. I've seen some real bad movies. Going into this thing I knew I was in for one but I can honestly say this is in the top ten of my all time worst movies.
The basic ingredients are there for a watchable movie, a fairly decent cast, a satire on TV, America and government that even the least informed will know well. Mandy Moore's ample cleavage. Then how can it be that leaving the theatre, I'm only satisfied with one of my expectations? (Thanks Mandy!) Horrible, horrible move! I'm as anti-bush as the next man, so when Hollywood can't even get that right, you know you're in trouble. The satire in this movie wasn't close enough to the real thing to be entertaining. Anyone who's watched an episode of American Idol will enjoy the real thing far move than this silly affair. Indeed, halfway through, the filmmakers seem to admit this by flashing through, from the beginning of the contest to the final in a few seconds. Evidently they were as keen to get it over as I was.
The story never really got going and as it reaches its end I was gladder to be walking out of the theatre as I was to reach the pointless conclusion.
Much more can be said about this pitiful movie, but so much less is deserved. So we must try to pick up the pieces and move on with our lives. At least the trailer for Superman Returns was a pleasure to see (for the twenty fifth time).
The basic ingredients are there for a watchable movie, a fairly decent cast, a satire on TV, America and government that even the least informed will know well. Mandy Moore's ample cleavage. Then how can it be that leaving the theatre, I'm only satisfied with one of my expectations? (Thanks Mandy!) Horrible, horrible move! I'm as anti-bush as the next man, so when Hollywood can't even get that right, you know you're in trouble. The satire in this movie wasn't close enough to the real thing to be entertaining. Anyone who's watched an episode of American Idol will enjoy the real thing far move than this silly affair. Indeed, halfway through, the filmmakers seem to admit this by flashing through, from the beginning of the contest to the final in a few seconds. Evidently they were as keen to get it over as I was.
The story never really got going and as it reaches its end I was gladder to be walking out of the theatre as I was to reach the pointless conclusion.
Much more can be said about this pitiful movie, but so much less is deserved. So we must try to pick up the pieces and move on with our lives. At least the trailer for Superman Returns was a pleasure to see (for the twenty fifth time).