THE SEAN WARD MOVIE REVIEW SPECIAL
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And now it's time for... THE SEAN WARD MOVIE REVIEW SPECIAL! Over Thanksgiving weekend, I watched a few movies with the family and here are my short reviews.
BAD SANTA
This movie is total garbage. There is no redeeming quality to this movie, and that is saying something being that Bernie Mac is my favorite and he's one of the stars. If they were going to make a farce about a poorly behaved mall Santa, it probably would have been funny but they keep trying to play it straight and the whole premise is entirely implausible. This is one of those situations where you have to think about how many people it takes to get a Hollywood movie made and released, and you wonder how that many people could have gone along with this without anyone raising an objection. It's even worse when you consider that it's directed by the same guy that made CRUMB and GHOST WORLD.
OLD SCHOOL
This one was my dad's pick. It's got a few chuckles and the performer at the party was a nice surprise, but it's not a classic of this kind of comedy the way OFFICE SPACE or HALF BAKED is.
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
This movie is the bomb. The mind, memory, and the construction of personality are all subjects that interest me tremendously and this movie seemed to get it just right. I loved it. It ended and I had to shout. That's how good it is. I just wish I could have seen it in theatres. Interesting to note that it's directed by the same guy that directed a few of the better White Stripes videos.
COMEDIAN
This is my top pick of the weekend. It's inspiring like you wouldn't believe. On the surface it's a documentary about Jerry Seinfeld putting a new act together and mentoring a newcomer to the scene, but it works much better as a documentary about work ethic when you've chosen the road less travelled. I loved it. I'm going to watch pieces of it again before I have to take it back.
And those are my movie picks of the weekend.
