Sometimes I wish I wasn't a film major

Rating: 7/10 (5 December 2005)

If Pacino was not in this film I would give it a 5, and if I hadn't seen Wall Street two days before I would probably have given it an 8. Of course if I wasn't a film major I would give it a 9 b/c I would be able to just watch it as entertainment, but damn this major that I love so much for making it impossible to just watch a movie even if it is Wayne's World 2. During the whole film I was reminded of Wall Street through Al and Matthew's relationship along with the greed and all things must fall down sometime theory. Later I read an article in the paper that said this film didn't match up to Wall Street which made me feel better since all my friends thought my comments about the two films were too uptight, while at the same time making me want to kick myself in the face for thinking like some critic whom in general I find full of themselves which to me is almost as bad as realizing you have turned into your mother. The film is good, but it could have been much better. I'm sure when I see it on DVD I will be able to have a better insight on to where it fell short, but with just the one time I've seen it I can't help but question the editor and his choice in cuts, which is really what can make or break most films. Matthew is hot, and being from the south I love his accent, the man could say he just took a dump in his pants and I would still be all over him. But I don't think he was ready to star with Al in this genre, of course this isn't easy for anybody to do b/c Al Pacino is one of the best actors out there, I would say the best period, but I'm sure somebody would say I was out of line and too young to know what I was talking about. If you are a regular/average viewer then you will really like this film, if you are blessed and cursed with the knowledge of film and all its aspects then it won't be as easy to just say, "Good film" and leave it at that.