If you’ve ever seen the classic Disney films The Three Caballeros or Saludos Amigos, you undoubtedly recognize them as a marked departure from typical Disney fare. Out of context, they seem like a random foray to South America with Donald Duck acting as a tour guide, but in fact they represented a U.S. Government sponsored …
I’m always surprised by how few of our favorite movies are actually reviewed on The Pie, but it makes sense. How do you begin to discuss something that has been an integral part of your life for years, if not decades? How do you write a plot summary when you can’t so much explain what …
Dealing with a doppelganger becomes not so much a matter of fear, but one more akin to having a bad roommate.
Frank and Miranda’s offbeat romance is entertaining precisely because it is so incomprehensible.
Pumpkin never seems to be clear on whether it wants to be funny or poignant.
Now, look out toward the horizon. See those things way off in the distance? Those are the plot developments. You can see them coming from 200 miles away. But admittedly, that’s part of the fun.
Martin Donovan brings too much intelligence and class to a role that by definition requires very little, and the combination proves to be naggingly dissatisfying.
All I can tell you over and over about this movie is that it looks great and it’s SO. DAMN. FUN.
The Golden Gate Bridge is dilapidated and unused. Famous buildings have been run-down and empty for over a decade. The only sounds in the entire city come from the birds flying over it. It’s absolutely chilling.
Unfortunately, as much as I was rooting for this film to be good, it’s just… not.