A sburg movie

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2009)

Roger Ebert likes to coin movie terminology, as he is OH so clever, so here is mine: Sburg.
Sh!t Blowed Up Real Good.
Yes. Incorrect grammar is required here. This is a film where things blew up, over and again. Repeat.
Cusack apparently needed the paycheck (no problem there: John needs the work), and Oliver Platt shows once again why certain actors are always worth seeing. Danny Glover hasn't had a decent role in a really long time, and getting the chance to be Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact would have been interesting, but here he is a milquetoast Peter Sellers' Merkin Muffley (he deserves better). Amanda Peet was ... well, she's Amanda Peet, and after that I really don't care.
Bottom line: plot line? Sburg. Character development? Sburg. Deeper understanding of the human experience? Sburg. Cinematic genius? Sburg.
Sburg, sburg, sburg, sburg and then sburg.
Hey, I don't get on a roller-coaster to contemplate the mysteries of the universe, I get on for the ride, throw my hands in the air and give off a whooping sound. This would be the film equivalent of that. While I hate to see some of my favorite actors in roles that just aren't good enough for their obvious talents, wtf, wotthehell, you buy the ticket and take the ride.