[/ color][/ font][font = Century Gothic][color = # 006400][/ color][/ font][font = Century Gothic][color = navy] Since last week's episode of Alias got me thinking of Kurt Vonnegut, I decided it was finally time to check out the movie version of one his novels - «Breakfast of Champions» which is
a rather odd movie.
Not exact matches
The trailers have certainly played up the violence, and the
movie moved from a
rather dull October spot to a highly touted Thanksgiving weekend position; an
odd move considering families probably won't want to celebrate the holiday with a violent film like this, but enhances the possibility that Lee has something unique to offer.
This is a
rather odd message coming from a big - studio Hollywood
movie designed to kick off a $ 1 billion franchise.
With such room left for improvement, it seems somewhat likely that another release of the
movie will be coming at some point in the future, though it is
rather odd that the studio didn't make this a single - disc affair and wait around for a double - disc Special Edition later.
Granted, the timimg of the
movie's release was a bit
odd, but leave it to Vince Vaughn and company to make this
rather wholesome family comedy work.
Where the
movie takes chances (Sissy Spacek as a therapist who only treats Gray in
odd locations, like a bowling alley), they come off as gimmicks
rather than entertainment.
The oddness of this
movie can not begin to be described by my words, but
rather by the reality of how
odd life after certain experiences can be.