Run silent, run deep

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2012)

Yeah...you can believe all the hype...It really IS that good. A movie for people who love the movies...and this is one that you really DO need to see in a theater, popcorn in hand. Couple of random thoughts: 1) Woody Allen and Mel Brooks are truly unindicted co-conspirators in this project. Their work paved the way.
2) No supporting actor nod for Uggie? Really? A darned shame. For starters, more emotional range than Emily Proctor and Jim Belushi, and he probably required fewer biscuits during rehearsals, and fewer takes to get the scene.
3) Let's face the cold hard facts, folks. Painful as it may be, it's probably okay to be a patriotic American and like the French again. C'est si bon and all that.
4) Billy Crystal's got it easy this year. The opening montage pretty much writes itself, don't it?