I know I’m way, way behind here, but I just saw There Will Be Blood on a recent flight. I don’t mean this as a criticism, but I was expecting more dialogue. You would think that the lack of dialogue plus the length (more than 2:30) would make it difficult to keep the viewer’s interest. But not this viewer. There is just enough action plus plenty of quiet drama to keep me interested. It didn’t hurt that I’m generally enthralled by Daniel Day-Lewis in his last couple of roles. No Country for Old Men was demonstrably better though.
I think I might be starting to get over Chuck Palahniuk. His last couple of books just left me cold. But I did enjoy his book Choke, so I wanted to see the movie of the same name, for those of the dimwitted variety, that is Choke. The movie was about what I expected–fine, but in no way compelling. Essentially, if you read the book (which I’m not recommending for everyone, believe that) and liked it, see the movie, but there is no independent reason to see the movie.
Ricky Gervais is one of those people that almost always makes me laugh. Yet I don’t think I was paying attention when Ghost Town came out in theaters because I’m sure I would have seen it at the time. Anyway, though this isn’t a Will Ferrell-type comedy full of one-liners, it is very funny.
Okay, so these are weak commentaries, but I’m on vacation. At least that’s my story.
