Odd film especially for a Crawford vehicle about a shallow socialite who takes up religion on a whim with an overly simplistic ending.
Not exact matches
While Klein reportedly did not wish to be a part of the
film, the absence of any mention of his character seems
odd,
especially given that Shannon Elizabeth's Nadia is mentioned briefly in the
film, though her character does not appear.
It's an
odd gambit to release both of these
films in the same year,
especially when the original, The Lego Movie, was famously snubbed in this category.
Does it strike anyone as
especially odd that nearly all of the
films released this year by Paramount Pictures have dealt with encounters with alien life form with potentially catastrophic results for mankind as a whole?
While the script and characters are often aggressively stupid, there's an
odd charm to it (
especially in the
film's middle when the group is having fun) that makes it hard to discount.
Additionally, even with the gender roles reversed from the 1987 original, it seems like an
odd comedy to be remade,
especially in 2018; this has been a year of discussions around consent and rape culture and other weighty topics that it's hard not to notice this icky cloud hanging over everything as the
film progresses.
The
oddest thing about the
film is the lack of any true sex - appeal or sexuality in the movie,
especially considering that it's about a porn actress.
The debate as to whether portraying horrific acts, specifically torture, is classed as endorsing it has somehow taken wind and become the lead talking point (
especially odd since surely nobody would suggest Argo endorses military coups, or that Django Unchained endorses violent revenge, no matter how racist the person may be), and it has distracted many from discussing the
film on any other level.
For those after an Apple tablet for playing games, watching
films and perhaps doing the
odd bit of work here and there, the iPad Air 2 is a great option,
especially when it comes to portability.