[ryanj247]

i'm a bit surprised by the responses. i saw it last night and thought it was a bit meh.

i didn't think it was a bad movie. it wasn't my kind of movie though. my problem with the movie was this: while i was watching it, i was thinking to myself "this isn't real. this is obv just a movie. this stuff could never actually happen. people would never talk this way. etc." the dialogue was too dramatic. and the drama just stuck me as too pronouced.

i much prefer movies where i feel like i'm just watching a glimpse into a day/week/life of a ("real") person. some examples off the top of my head: sideways, once, two girls and a guy

(side note: russell crowe is always playing these uber-charismatic roles, and honestly he just strikes me as someone who wouldn't really be that charismatic if i met him on the street. i do agree though that christian bale is the real deal.)