Weekend Mashup

Okay, so due to being completely overburdened this past week I have been neglecting my movie review duties. I therefore will be cheating and doing several at once. On the list this time Sleeping Dogs Lie, Easier with Practice, Old Dogs, An Education, A Serious Man.

I'm going to go in reverse order. A Serious Man is a Cohen Brothers flick, and is true to form. I hadn't seen it for so long thanks to my mother's title confusion with A Single Man, the Colin Firth film (which of course I watched, too) and me thinking it was the same film. This one is definitely worth watching although be prepared for the Cohen-esque ending and their constant need to set up a metaphorical little black raincloud on every one of their main characters, and you'll enjoy it more. Also I disagree with most of the critics out there that this was a "inevitably bad things happen" story and feel it was more of a "corruption" film. Maybe it's both.

An Education featured Peter Sarsgaard as David. He always plays a bad guy and this movie was no different, and Shia LaBeouf's current girlfriend Carey Mulligan as Jenny - which was, of course, my main reason for watching it. There were too many holes for me in regards to David's friends in the film. A little bit ambiguous as to whether the male friend was married to someone else as he judges David fiercely for his decision to wed Jenny, and where exactly his loyalties lie. I wouldn't watch this one again if I had it to do over because I didn't learn anything new or see anything in a different way.

Old Dogs was some lame attempt to payoff John Travolta and Robin Williams without having to break tax laws. Seth Green why must you participate in this drivel? You are talented, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Easier with Practice was so sad. It made me cry quite a bit. I felt bad for just about everyone in the film. It could have been fine with less masturbation but I do understand the level of misery and desperation the film is shooting for. But please someone let me in on what happened with the real girl, the friend of his brother's. Is he gay or does he just not like her?

And the piece de resistance Sleeping Dogs Lie was about, and no you aren't misreading this, a girl who blows her dog. I didn't ruin it for you she does this in the opening credits. The movie is mostly about the consequences of this action and whether or not she should tell her fiance, family, and friends. In the end she decides it's best not to tell anyone and I'd have to agree with her there.