But here in the Tropic of Porter, I could enjoy that comment of his a lot more if I didn't think it made today's least savvy
writers feel smarter than they are.
Not exact matches
Oh my Snotsickle, twist it how you wish but that is not how it reads and without further explanation from the actual
writer it is safe to say you're making a grand assumption that is baseless and only meant to make you
feel smart (you're not).
When the
writers on The Simpsons needed a generic - sounding movie for Marge and Homer to see, sans kids, they came up with «The Stockholm Affair,» a spy thriller plotted enough to make Marge
feel smart, but with enough action to entertain Homer.
But because Kingsman is relatively straightforward, it's like the filmmakers — including
writer / director Matthew Vaughn and co-
writer Jane Goldman —
feel the need to pile on contrivances and over-explain everything in order to seem «
smart».
Weaknesses:
Writer Jim Taylor's idea for shrinking people to create a sustainable world is brilliant, but the usually reliable Payne doesn't quite pull off this ambitious and sincere ecological - message movie that
feels caught between the accessible studio mainstream and
smart specialty sphere.