Forget after viewing

Rating: 2/10 (16 May 2009)

I didn't bother to read reviews. I saw it listed on pay TV and looked at names like Coen, Clooney, Malkovich, Pitt and McDormand. It had to be a winner.
No.
The script was weird. Things didn't connect well and there was superfluous stuff that didn't move the story forwards. Even in a dark comedy, there needs to be structure.
Perhaps the first scene and the last scene were the best in the whole movie, but neither made much sense on their own, or together.
I'm glad it was on TV, because I was able to feed the dogs and make coffee and do a few chores while it ran. I could still follow the movie (I almost typed "story") and figure out what everyone was doing, but it still wasn't entertaining. I think I chuckled twice.
So, it set me thinking: how can top names get together and make something so bad? Then I remembered "Ocean's Twelve."