Not as bad as anticipated. Sort of fun. Some nice nods to the original show. The Duane Johnson character was quite fun. Over all an ok watch.
Sometimes you watch a film and you have no idea what to think. I mean, we’ve seen enough films to know a bad film, and this did not meet that criteria. We’ve seen some great films, this isn’t wandering in that pack. We’ve seen films that were just there and this was more than that.
Was it good, sure. Was it bad? Well it was too long, but it wasn’t bad.
Some films take more than one viewing to really appreciate and you get more out of it with each viewing. Of course, rarely am I going to watch a difficult film multiple times when the run time clocks in at 2 hours 25 minutes.
So there were some interesting stylized performances. There were some performances that were over the top – stylized or not. The body tattoo on The Rock was impressive. The scar on Justin Timberlakes face was gnarly. The zepplin in HD was really beautiful. The story was not as confusing as many people would have led me to believe, but I did feel I may have missed a couple things by not reading the prequel comic book first. It was never enough to keep me from the story but it may have been interesting.
So all in all I am not sure how I felt about this film. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it, felt it was more than just ok, but don’t have the inclination to give it another watch. I guess I will wait for Richard Kelly’s third film to see how I feel about him as a director.
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who’s stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
I don’t know why I can’t seem to resist films with The Rock in them. It may be something I need to have looked into. But with that stated and now put aside, this was a charming, light, predictable and amusing film. The kid was extremely adorable (and I like The Rock a lot more than I generally like kids). The Rock and the kid seemed to really have a report. The kid working with the football team was fun. The ballet scene with the reaction of the team was silly.
All in all, if you are looking for one of those cute Disney family films with a lovely message and oodles of love love love between the characters, this is a watcher. If you are some kind of cold hearted cynic, don’t watch this. I mean even the bull dog falls for this kid.
An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
The Rock plays a youth prison guard/counselor that makes a difference. Actually a really nice story. Moves well and doesn’t seem as long as it was. The acting was good on all fronts.
Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
John Travolta is fun. The film is ok. Great cast.
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (John Travolta) tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec (Uma Thurman) on the way.