It seems to me that all I ever do is watch movies. I’m not certain this is a bad thing. Movie night involves copious quantities of booze, bad food and beautiful women. And then you get to watch a movie.
But this movie? I should have thought about it. A new film by the guy that brought you Napoleon Dynamite. I didn’t get that flick. I didn’t get this one either.
However, I’ll watch just about anything Jack Black does. He and his fans annoy me; but if the close-up shot is the pinnacle of the film actors’ art, this man is the greatest actor ever to grace the big screen. He has the greatest gift for facial expressions I’ve ever seen. The screen could just be filled with his mug and in the space of seconds he can send me into paroxysms without ever speaking a word. In fact, given the level of dialog in the flick that’s a good thing.
I think I might get into lucha libre. Does ESPN2 carry it when they’re blacking out my goddamned baseball games? Men in masks and tight pants beating each other sillily bears a certain appeal. Especially when they’re Mexicans.