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This Must Be the Place (2011)
Interesting but Edward Scissorhands strange
I keep forcing myself to see Sean Penn movies because I know deep down he's a good actor: Milk, Fast Times.. . LOL. . . but his voice can be so off putting at times. This is one of those times. He's so reserved as the imitation Robert Smith character. However, at times, he yells things out like he has Tourettes Syndrome. Some of what he says makes perfect sense if you can hear him. His meeting with David Byrne was cool because he hasn't been seen on the big screen since 98'. Cheyenne's quest to avenge his father is plausible and the ending matched his overall growth to adulthood. Overall, with the exception of all the unnecessary use of the F word, it was an entertaining, dark comedy.
The Babysitters (2007)
Eeeew and yuck.
The ONLY reason I watched this was to see John Leguizamo. But as an uptight, suburban white guy? No. Didn't make the cut for me. How Lauren Birkell's character went from OCD to PIMP was really ridiculous. Then she goes from nerd to violent street thug? This was a infomercial for pedophiles. Only Cynthia Nixon's uptight suburban character was plausible because she played the same role in Sex in the City. I would have been happier if Chris Hansen had a cameo role and some of the men had been caught up in a To Catch a Predator Dateline program! This was a gross film about gross people doing gross things. I'll just keep thinking of John Leguizamo as Benny Blanco; it will make this character go away and I'll feel better. . .
Rain (2006)
After school special
It was nice to see Brooklyn Sudano. I wondered what happened to her after the Wife & Kids gig. This movie made me think of the after school specials I used to watch back in the 80s. The beginning was kind of rough with the sister's behavior leading up to her murder. It got a little better. If I had a teenager, I would have her watch it just so I could say, "this is why you need to watch your association otherwise you'll end up like Beni." Don't know if that would work, but I'd say it. I like Faye Dunaway anyway so that part was easy. If the Jerod guy had been in Detroit & came across 8 Mile, the suburban police would have picked him up just because. Overall, nothing objectionable.