*sigh*

Rating: 5/10 (11 December 1998)

I am just going to pretend that this didn't win the Oscar for best picture. And while we are in my fantasy world where people actually realise that spending the entire economy of a small country on a visual game of pretend is a terrible thing, lets also pretend that helen hunt wasn't even nominated. I feel better. The sheer anger I feel when I see the massive amounts of money squandered in an ode to capitalism (I'm sorry, mr. steinbeck. Some people just didnt get your grape-related novel) overrides any positive points to this movie... Acting? I would be more convincing as Jack (and I'm female....not that leo isnt) and dialogue? I'm laughing....actually I'm crying now. I would fomally like to apologise to the cast and crew of LA Confidential and explain to them that the judges had all too much fun glueing those envelopes together. (Helen Hunt???? How COULD they???) But like to remind them that they failed to nominate Pacino for the Godfather or award Brando for Streetcar (two of the most pivotal performances ever). Hopefully the recognition of these two colossal whoop-sies will ease the pain in that neither Guy Pearce nor Russel Crowe were nominated.
I just hope people don't put this movie in the same 'masterpiece' bracket as Star Wars. Then I'll be really pi-...annoyed