tomreynolds2004

Okay, they all gave it -- quite literally -- the old-fashioned college try. Nothing Really Happens is high on concept. Tillie, A Bella-Abzug-type 70-something fiction author who recently had won the Nobel Peace Prize is being interviewed by a young reporter who finds her very frustrating. It turns out that she's taking a night class with a Professor on the psychology of aging strippers. The reporter, a typically left-wing wise guy follows her to an interview with an aging stripper who has seen it all. He is very voyeuristic, disrespectful, and misogynistic as all men typically are at such liberal film festivals. Despite his annoying tone, Tillie eventually gets the aging stripper to open up and share her story. The visuals of this cinema verite rate a zero. It's a filmed stage play. Aside from the cliched journalist, the rest of the writing and acting is surprisingly strong. There is also a very good New York feel to the lines of dialog. So, if you are looking for a new experimental film experience, you could do worse.

What else do you expect from a Hollywood movie that stars Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline? Certainly, you didn't thing the treatment of the two disparate political agendas would be even-handed, did you? The premise of this stinker is essentially the same as the much wittier Moon Over Parador. The President is braid-dead, and dead ringer Dave, played by Kevin Kline, is recruited by neo-fascist (as Hollywoood generally depicts Conservatives) Chief-of-Staff Frank Langella to take his place so Langella can push his agenda. You'll have no trouble guessing what follows. Oh well, at least Sigourney Weaver is worth watching. I wish I could say there was more too it, but there isn't.

What else do you expect from a Hollywood movie that stars Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline? Certainly, you didn't thing the treatment of the two disparate political agendas would be even-handed, did you? The premise of this stinker is essentially the same as the much wittier Moon Over Parador. The President is braid-dead, and dead ringer Dave, played by Kevin Kline, is recruited by neo-fascist (as Hollywoood generally depicts Conservatives) Chief-of-Staff Frank Langella to take his place so Langella can push his agenda. You'll have no trouble guessing what follows. Oh well, at least Sigourney Weaver is worth watching. I wish I could say there was more too it, but there isn't]