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Not That Funny (2012)
Truly wonderful movie
Not That Funny was a truly wonderful movie. Tony Hale was perfect as the central character. His timing, his delivery, his presence - all very nicely done. The casting was excellent and all the characters made sense in a nice, normal way. Personally, I was happy to have only a little cussing and no sex at all. To paraphrase Anthony Lane, the film critic for The New Yorker, half the viewers aren't happy when the people take their clothes off in the movie and the other half can't wait until they do. I was pleased to know I had spent an hour and a half of my life without having to mute the sound or change the channel. Why can't there be more decent movies with good stories?!?
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
Another wonderful Ingrid Bergman movie
Fabulous Ingrid Bergman movie and it is G-rated!
Plot and casting are excellent. According to her autobiography (Ingrid Bergman: My Story), she always selected her projects based on plot and characters. The story had to be interesting, and the characters (especially her own) had to make sense to her.
This movie fulfills those requirements. The children were well-written and well-cast and Bergman, of course, was her usual extraordinary self.
In the credits, appreciation is expressed to Macy's, the U. S. Post Office, and (amazingly) the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan allowed its premises to be used for filming for the first time in its history, according to her autobiography.
Unfortunately, the color and clarity have not held up after some fifty years, but that does not change the fact that this is a Bergman film that is well-worth watching.
P. S. I wrote this review immediately after seeing the movie. I had just finished reading Ingrid Bergman's deeply moving autobiography and I had never heard of this wonderful little film.
After I posted mine, I read all the other reviews. I was surprised that some found it "unbelievable." When I was a teenager, I spent the night in a public building, just to see if I could do it.
When I was much younger, I loved the series of books about "The Boxcar Children." After losing their parents, the very resourceful kids were able to live in a boxcar. I was fascinated by the idea of children living on their own.