A couple of things that are good (like Deep Water), a few more that are not-so-good (like Mr. Bean’s Holiday). In other words, just another week in the world of film criticism. However, I can say that a more-or-less unqualified rave (related to next month’s New York Film Festival) should hopefully be on its way in the near future.
Cliffhanger!
This Weekend:
War (Slant magazine)
Illegal Tender (Cinematical)
Dedication (Cinematical)
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (Slant magazine)
The Hottest State (Slant magazine)
Deep Water (Slant magazine)
Following Weekends:
Balls of Fury (Slant magazine)
Fierce People (Slant magazine)
Mr. Untouchable (Slant magazine)
5 responses to “Typically Uneven”
Oh, jeez … who did you insult at “Slant” to get the Mr. Bean assignment? I only clicked on the review to see if you gave it one or zero stars.
What I don’t understand is this:
* the BBC show was great
* the first movie was horrible
* ???
With step 3, Sacha Baron-Cohen took creative control, stuck (more or less) to his roots, and was a huge success.
So why, with his own step 3, would Rowan Atkinson repeat the awful formula of his previous big-screen failure?
Oh yeah, I hope “Brian Bean” sees these trailers and has nightmares about us taunting him.
Got me. I understand why, in theory, someone would think Bean was funny. But in practice, I just find his humor far too broad and simplistic.
I miss our Mr. Bean. His telling a kid at M & T’s wedding about the birds and the bees (and about his mom’s alcoholism) is still one of the funniest unexpected things I’ve ever witnessed.
damn you and your cliffhangers, nick!
Not to my surprise, that film, one that, indeed, does look quite good, is already in the SLANT preview section:
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=3156
Closing Night, 45 NYFF. 😀