tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post114167831349853430..comments2023-11-05T04:31:45.159-08:00Comments on "Brevity is... wit.": Actors must be stoppedNeel Mehtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-87653043130583688752012-03-08T09:50:00.756-08:002012-03-08T09:50:00.756-08:00Well, I don't actually consider this is likely...Well, I don't actually consider this is likely to have success.muebles madrid en stokhttp://www.muebles.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-1141757271126753702006-03-07T10:47:00.000-08:002006-03-07T10:47:00.000-08:00Craig: Let me know what you think of the movie.MT:...Craig: Let me know what you think of the movie.<BR/><BR/>MT: From what I've heard, it sounds deliberately depressing, so I'm further tempted to stay away. And right on with the colorless fashion; Naomi Watts in particular looked terrible.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-1141686188236803262006-03-06T15:03:00.000-08:002006-03-06T15:03:00.000-08:00Welcome, B. Feel free to stop by anytime.I'm not ...Welcome, B. Feel free to stop by anytime.<BR/><BR/>I'm not really trying to criticize <I>Crash</I> so much as the acting community. I tend to dislike films that actors favor, like <I>The Anniversary Party</I> or <I>Gosford Park</I>. <BR/><BR/>I like improvisation when it comes to comedies. But in dramas it's different. Replacing narrative structure and tight direction with actor riffing strikes me as vaguely self-important and meandering. It's experimental in a way that most audiences cannot appreciate, like we had to be there to be in on the joke.<BR/><BR/>Maybe <I>Crash</I> is different than what I've been told. But I rented the DVD in October and didn't watch it then, so it's a low priority.Neel Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286549029037039134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12143188.post-1141685246976079072006-03-06T14:47:00.000-08:002006-03-06T14:47:00.000-08:00Whoa! Really! Don't start trashing Crash until y...Whoa! Really! Don't start trashing Crash until you see it. I had the same reservations, and got hit over the head, again and again. Too bad Thandie Newton wasn't there last night--she really was the star.<BR/>BTW, I love your ever-witty comments to Columnist Manifesto, and regularly laugh out loud. It's a real treat to read your blog now too. Just "B"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com