Campy is good

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2014)

Perhaps the more entertaining thing about offering a review on this is reacting to other reviews.
Phrases like "Didn't like it", "Self indulgent mediocrity", "No plot, no acting, no drama, no fun", "don't bother", "hustle, hustle, hustle", "Over-hyped, Under-developed, Over-acted, & Under-performed"... and so on.
To the naysayer negatatory nancys who found this flick vacuous.... I firstly say, It Is A Movie. Movies can be entertaining. This movie was entertaining. Very much so. It is a campy movie. It is a self indulgent campy movie. It is a self centered self indulgent campy movie. It is a narcissistic self centered self indulgent campy movie. I could keep going, but stated simply... it succeeds on these and many other fronts. Perhaps the more entertaining thing about offering a review on this is reacting to other reviews.
Phrases like "Didn't like it", "Self indulgent mediocrity", "No plot, no acting, no drama, no fun", "don't bother", "hustle, hustle, hustle", "Over-hyped, Under-developed, Over-acted, & Under-performed"... and so on.
To the naysayer negatatory nancys who found this flick vacuous.... I firstly say, It Is A Movie. Movies can be entertaining. This movie was entertaining. Very much so. It is a campy movie. It is a self indulgent campy movie. It is a self centered self indulgent campy movie. It is a narcacisstic self centered self indulgent campy movie. I could keep going, but stated simply... it succeeds on these and many other fronts.
It is well written. It is sequenced wonderfully. It is shot wonderfully. Kudos on the direction. Mega kudos on the actors and their choices.
Kids, this is a fun flick. Fun and entertaining. It evokes ideas and emotions on levels. A view of the 70s. Corruption. Male v female dynamics.
Am in no way comparing this to Shakespeare execept in one aspect. If you do not think this is your cup of tea, sit still, relax, and let the thing happen. One can dial in to the dialogue and the ideas if one just sits still and let's it happen. I was ready to not like this, but by sitting still, like Shakespeare, and letting the words flow... the ideas and entertainment began to make sense and I dialed in. I give many props to the writing, props to the driection, props to the actors and their choices. If one just sits still and let's it happen, this is a wonderfully rich flick.
Campy can be good.
In this case, campy is good.
Especially tip 'o the hat to Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell. Well done. It is well written. It is sequenced wonderfully. It is shot wonderfully. Kudos on the direction. Mega kudos on the actors and their choices.
Kids, this is a fun flick. Fun and entertaining. It evokes ideas and emotions on levels. A view of the 70s. Corruption. Male v female dynamics.
Am in no way comparing this to Shakespeare except in one aspect. If you do not think this is your cup of tea, sit still, relax, and let the thing happen. One can dial in to the dialogue and the ideas if one just sits still and let's it happen. I was ready to not like this, but by sitting still, like Shakespeare, and letting the words flow... the ideas and entertainment began to make sense and I dialed in. I give many props to the writing, props to the direction, props to the actors and their choices. If one just sits still and let's it happen, this is a wonderfully rich flick.
Campy can be good.
In this case, campy is good.
Especially tip 'o the hat to Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell. Well done.