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...plot, which itself acts as an excuse to watch Gondry show off his do-it-yourself wizardry.Then there’s the dialogue. With 2004’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Gondry had assistance from “Adaptation?? and “Being John Malkovitch” scribe Charlie Kaufman. “The Science of Sleep” was written in multiple languages, and the resulting disjointed character exchange only complemented the overall blurred boundaries of reality. Here, Gondry’s attempts at natural American speech...
...screenwriter Zach Helm’s first movie, and it shows. Built on quirky narration, sitcom level wit, and self-conscious onscreen visuals, it’s a workmanlike indie-comedy for a mainstream audience.With the success of low-scale Charlie Kaufman meta-films (“Adaptation?? comes to mind throughout the movie), it was only a matter of time until someone tried to squeeze out a big-budget film like this. The film’s architects try too hard to latch onto an art-house fad that they don’t really understand, with...
...presumptuous to assume the position of this venerable critic and condemn the newest attempt at a book-to-film-to-stage adaptation??“High Fidelity” is the most egregious insult to popular culture ever to grace a modern theatre and anyone who sees it betrays his entire generation...
...with the theater, and I’m happy to support that.” Susan Orlean, the New Yorker writer and author of the book “The Orchid Thief”—who Streep played in its 2002 screen meta-adaptation, “Adaptation??—serves on the Advisory Panel of the Coolidge.In “Prairie,” Streep delivers another genuine, effortless performance, Midwestern accent and all. Coupled with Altman’s directing style—which many recognize by its characteristic natural feel?...
...film lies in the hilarious robbery scenes juxtaposed against suburban normalcy. When Dick and Jane attempt to rob a coffee shop, they also demand two iced mochas and non-fat muffins, with the cashier at gunpoint. It seems as if every movie this holiday season is a remake or adaptation??“King Kong,” “The Producers,” “Yours, Mine, and Ours”—and “Dick and Jane” is no exception. Based on the 1977 flick of the same...