Well, I rented a couple DVDs this weekend, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Swing Vote. I liked the former and disliked the latter. Below is a discussion of why. (Note: I'm not in the mood to write full-on reviews for these films, so the following is just commentary.)
Commentary on Aforementioned Flicks:
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist: Starring Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) and Kat Dennings (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The House Bunny), this is a great unconventional love story with a rockin' indie music soundtrack. Cera is adorable in his endearing geekiness. As for Dennings, she is gloriously quirky and riotously sarcastic. (I don't know anyone else who fits that description. lol!) BTW, where is Fluffy?
Swing Vote: This was a total disappointment. Kevin Costner, whom I had a massive schoolgirl crush on during his Field of Dreams (1988)/Dances with Wolves (1990) heyday, plays a Joe the Plumber-esque loser with the requisite absent wife, portrayed all too briefly by Mare Winningham, whose character is a wannabe country singer, and overly precocious school-age daughter. The main issue I had with this movie is that the plot is so far-fetched: Bud (Costner) is a deadbeat suddenly thrust into the national spotlight after he is forced to recast his vote for the next president. The outcome of the election and the fate of the nation rest in Bud's hands. Gimme a break! And what else was bad? For starters, the candidates, a Republican incumbent and a Democratic challenger, played by Kelsey Grammer and Dennis Hopper, respectively, are flat characters. What's worse is that the talents of supporting cast members, including Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, and George Lopez, are totally wasted here. In other words, don't waste your time or money on Swing Vote.
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