Sickfrog

This movie has invigorated a new kind of hipness around the country nowadays. Not only is the swing era back on the scene, but terminology like "money" and "beautiful babies" have taken on entirely new meanings. And yet , all that hipness serves only as a backdrop for this story of a man's struggle to forget about his old love and try to move on. Jon Favreau has such a sympathetic air around him that you constantly want to see everything work out for him, just like those guys in the PG-13 movies. And with this film, Vince Vaughn has established a name for himself as one of the most charismatic new stars around. So here it is, a film destined to be a cult classic for years to come.

A brilliant comedy, and yet cleverly subdued. This portrait of small-time criminal is made masterful by the performances of Owen C. Wilson and Luke Wilson. Owen's Dignan dreams of glory as an outlaw are almost noble. He may have his inadequacies, but at least he is determined. While Luke's Anthony lacks that kind of determination, what he has is at least a sense of his inadequacies that Dignan lacks. But, while these two are never meant for great things, they can still achieve all their dreams if they just keep them small. Dignan is content with a life of small robberies. What he maintains is great pride for that. And Anthony find happiness in love from an unlikely woman. To find romance with the woman he does is much too quirky to have ever happened in a Hollywood movie. Yet this film plays it perfectly. And so, what makes this film so unique is that it is not so self -involved and moody like most independent films can be. And while it has a bright appeal, it is more eccentric than campy like most mainstream comedies can be. This is truly a unique comedy and I get the feeling that one day, the lines of hipness will be drawn between who has seen this movie and who hasn't.