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Outsourced (2006)
Terrific
I went into this film thinking I would see a "nice" film that "deserved to be seen" (which is too often code for a boring movie). I laughed my ass off, as did the whole audience. This is the most entertaining movie I've seen in months -- time and again the filmmakers found a way to surprise me. A tight story. Terrific performances from the stars all the way down to the tiniest roles. Perfect pacing. Graceful, muscular directing. This is not a "good little movie" -- it's a good movie, period and it's a crime it's not getting wider distribution just because the male lead isn't played by the flavor of the month. A smart, funny film.
The Straight Story (1999)
David Lynch at the top of his game.
Without his usual weirdness (oxygen masks, Robert Blake in pancake makeup) to hide behind, David Lynch delivers what is easily his best movie: heartfelt, yet smart and funny, unmistakably David Lynch and yet unlike anything he's ever done. It's a textbook case of how a director can help tell a story, rather than burying it under a lot of "artistic" flourishes. A triumph.