i should have like it

Rating: 4/10 (11 September 2006)

i expected to absolutely love the movie. this expectation was a result of several friends'(no more than 3) recommendations and media hype. i should know better than to trust that everyone is right.
as i spent my 2 hours watching another dry, pseudo-drama with a dysfunctional quirky family i wondered; why don't i like this movie? is there something wrong with me? i was bored. i liked the actors...the music...yet, i couldn't help but yawn in between the minimal chuckles. there is the strained marriage, the typical teen angst that has to be projected in some way that makes it soo very dramatic...there is the kid that dresses herself therefore is quirky, and then there is the outspoken grandparent. i think i have read this book, seen this movie...watched some of it on IFC and maybe i have written a little of it myself. almost like deja vu.
i was bored. the only time that i wasn't really bored was when i thought something new and exciting was coming up. unfortunately, i still feel a sense of guilt, like i missed something but at the same i feel like i expected more and was greatly disappointed.