Rating of
1/4
Cardboard.
Ghost Seed - wrote on 08/27/08
A movie that carries a hefty hallmark "made for t.v." quality. Which equals - Murky performances, Poor pacing, Raggedy dialogue, and an attempt to smother you with sappy, sticky Emotion. (which of course turns out all wrong.)
I sense that Sandler's "Charlie Fineman" (a name that was uttered to the point of irritation, God forbid I ever meet an actual "Charlie Fineman"...) was intended to be a lovable mess, a hardened sweetie we can't help but adore despite him being just a little rough-around-the-edges...with the unkempt salt & peppery Tim Burton hairstyle crumpled by his always present earphones, and his all around ramshackle Bob Dylan-ness...but Failure. He annoyed rather than appealed, and every other character involved is dimensionless and bland.
It's cluttered with pointless montages, minor situations that do nothing to advance the story and are just plain stupid, and it raises the question - Why does Cheadle's character even bother with him? (and to a level of near obsession???)
Recent Comments
Allison - wrote on 11/18/08 at 09:52 PM CT
Reign Over Me Review comment
I had to vote yes I agreed with this review, because really this film was absolutely terrible, and poorly made. Cardboard indeed!
