A disappointing set of releases this week. You’re better off checking out something in theaters or an older movie.
State of Play
With a great cast of Ben Afleck, Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams, this movie is probably the only movie out this week that is worth the time to watch it. The plot twists are predictable but the acting and the script more than make up for that oversight. Russel Crowe seems to be a hit and miss actor, and with this movie he has definitely done his job, perhaps among his best performances since The Gladiator. The movie tells the story of Cal (Russel Crowe) who is friends with a young congressman (Ben Alfeck). When the congressman’s mistress is murdered, Cal and a political blogger (Rachel McAdams) must rush to find the murderer, but it may only be a small part of a much bigger crime.
Good Dick
I love Jason Ritter by association and I haven’t really seen him in anything since Joan of Arcadia lost it’s novelty. This movie features a lonely woman going to a video store to rent a porn, and finds herself with a dedicated stalker in the form of the guy at the video counter (Jason Ritter). The movie is filled with awkward moments with a few good ones thrown in, but in the end it really leaves you with nothing good.
Randy and The Mob
This Southern vignette features Randy who never seems to get ahead, and this time he had gotten himself over his head by becoming indebetd to the mob. In order to come out on top Randy enlists the help of his baton-twirling carpel tunnel affected wife, his homosexual twin and Tino Armani, who is just too crazy to be believed. The movie has some good laughs but the crazy characters makes the attemps drama just seem ridiculous.