Surprising Favorite

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2010)

I don't generally buy DVD's but I bought this one. I've watched it a number of times now. I can't really put my finger on it but the movie seems to stir some kind of feeling inside me. I'm middle aged similar to the protagonist in this movie. I think it's the ideas that excite me. Being famous. Being paid lots of money. Dealing with mundane issues in life. Dealing with romance. Dealing with boredom. Dealing with middle age. Dealing with middle age sex. Dealing with a wife. Dealing with a mid-life crisis. How to have fun over 45. The comedy of life. The tragedy of life. The excitement of youth. The unbearableness of youth. This movie hits on everything I experience in a poignant way. I don't really know if the people that made the movie thought about all that or not. I doubt they did. But they got out of the way of life and let it spill out onto the film. And I connected with it at all levels. I am very much like Bill Murray and I really think Scarlett Johansson is a fantastic actress. It ranks in my top 10 ever.