"every actor has been on Law and Order but me"

anyone remember who said that? it's funny.

And now it's time for:

POINTLESS REVIEWS OF MOVIES THE REST OF THE WORLD SAW 2 YEARS AGO.

2 months have passed since I watched a movie. (it's true, I hate movies. attention span = this big) Scaned through the On Demand selections and decided that sufficient time has passed since Mystic River was released. I was still working for the union when the film was in post. So, I guess I had this bad taste in my mouth and didn't really want to see it. But what the hell. It was a dark an rainy day. Good time for a whodunit.

Mystic River. kind of left me w/ a 'humph' feeling. it was mildly exciting seeing local talent and points of interest. But most of the accents were completely wrong, and whats worse - the lexicon was way off. Not once did you hear "bang a left at Kelly's" or, "hey go use yer Viser cahd to get me and Brender a keggah. That'll be pissah." And the real reason that did not make the Boston setting believable - not once, not ever was the word "wicked" used.

Anyways. Sean Penn. phew. incredible. Clint, buddy, good job. and you wrote the music too. impressive. all aspects of the film are very well done. As soon as they got a hit on the gun, I had figured out who did it and why (and subsequently who else was going to get whacked) but they played it out well and I'm still shaking. The lengthy running time wasn't too hard to manage b/c even though the action was slow, there were enough choppy scene changes to hold my interest.

didn't like the ending though. It made me so depressed. Basically, from what I gathered, the point of the movie is thus: "Life sucks. For some people, life really really sucks. And then you die."

anyone read the book?

Too much morbidity today. I need something lite and fluffy. Enter "The Muppets Take Manhattan." aaaaaaah.