Showing posts with label quirky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quirky. Show all posts

Ruby Sparks



Ruby Sparks looked great and it was fun to watch, even though I didn't like Ruby. Nothing exploded and no one died, which was nice for a change.

I know what you're thinking: Paul Dano again? How many movies has this guy been in? I don't know, because this is the last one I know of. Not that I watched it just because he was in it; it just seemed like an interesting movie. He doesn't play the Looper-style character I'm into in this one, anyway. In fact, it's kind of hard to get used to his aesthetics here, but I managed to do it after a while.

Calvin was a lot like me, in terms of being serious, controlling, introverted, boring, etc. Unlike Calvin, I did not like Ruby. Part of it was her face. It was really weird. Zoe's so skinny, but she has this weird chipmunk fat face. She was kind of like the girl in Eternal Sunshine. Too kooky for me.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Culkin's character was as interesting as Cera's was boring; Ramona was as cute as Cera was unattractive; the plot was as empty as the writing was meaningful, and it all came out to a wash.

The Darjeeling Limited

Quirky and stylish, but there isn't a lot of substance, and we've seen a lot of this from Anderson before.