We finished off the weekend with two more movies: Taking Woodstock and Crazy Heart. And just to complete the minor marathon of movie-watching and reviewing, here I am. This is apparently the weekend for filmic forgiveness.
Taking Woodstock
Three things: Emile Hirsch, like Cera, Hill, and Mintz-Plasse, is not among my favorite actors. Like the others, he was in a movie that completely tainted him, but in his case, it was "Into the Wild." Sorry, McCandless was an irresponsible, selfish little tool who lacked the good sense to pack for a trip. He was amazing as Demetri Martin's friend.
The central storyline, Demetri Martin's relationship with the people around him, is very well executed.
And last but not least, it comes as the opposite of a surprise that Liev Schreiber does not make a particularly attractive woman. But he is a dignified one.
Score: 4.5/5
Crazy Heart
There is one thing to say about "Crazy Heart," in my opinion: it was pretty much a perfect movie. Music - at least as good as "Black Snake Moan" or "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"; acting - maybe better than "25th Hour"; writing - takes on all comers; cinematography - up there with "The Fountain" or "The Searchers." Even Colin Ferrell was great in this.
Scoring this movie would just be insulting.
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