eddie54

Not enough laughs. Lazy writing, directing, and acting. Even Jackass the Movie was better than this. At least it didn't try to pretend it was something else.

Old Man Blue was an inspired touch, though. I'd like to see him used more often in comedies. The only other place I've seen this guy was on Conan O'Brien under the name of Olie Olsen.

I almost feel like crying. John Sayles has proven time and again that he's the best independant film maker working today. I love his work. However, I must admit that Sunshine State is a major disappointment. The characters and plot are uninteresting. A very sad situation.

Usually a movie makers gets seduced by Hollywood before they start making turkeys. Maybe I'm being too critical. I'm just going to walk away whistling and wait for the next great John Sayles movie.

Go get 'em, Tiger!!!

An embarrassingly juvenile effort. Anderson establishes no sense of intimacy or understanding of his main character. We don't know how he thinks or what he's thinking of. The only thing that makes sense is his desire for psychotherapy. Anyone who is this screwed up mentally would not be on the street. In addition to that, almost everything that happens in the plot is nonsense. Once again, Anderson is asking us to buy in to impossible situations. He's seems to be getting worse and worse as a writer/director. His best film was his first: Hard 8, probably because he played by the strict rules of character development and storytelling. He did this to get his foot in the entertainment door. Once inside, he felt he could indulge in his wacky whims as a writer/director. The result? Bad movies.

Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. Shocker? No. He's an actor. He should be able to pull this off. But as usual, everyone considers it a revelation because of this past pigeonholing. Emily Watson, a supreme professional looks totally lost in this film. I can actually read regret in her eyes, regret for taking this role.

Anderson, get back to basics. Maybe you'll get my respect back.