tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post1869729979624853730..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: 19 days of Emma StoneDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-35129141419402904392011-08-11T02:23:53.214+10:002011-08-11T02:23:53.214+10:00This comment isn't about Emma Stone per say ab...This comment isn't about Emma Stone per say about about her two latest movies. I am happy to see that, with Crazy Stupid Love and the Help Hollywood is getting behind more movies that are smaller and more character based but the question is, do they still know how to do that right or are they just phoning it on on a smaller scale?<br /><br />I say this because while we saw hints in the Adjustment Bureau, Source Code, Water for Elephants, Crazy Stupid Love and now the Help that Hollywood still has a touch of old-fashionism in them, there are all still middle of the road entertainments, not the kind of grand entertainments we used to get with say something like Glory, The Colour Purple, Monster's Ball, Bridges of Madison County, etc. These are all good but almost completely forgettable (each to their own varrying degree) and I here the Help is about the same.<br /><br />That's too bad, Crazy Stupid Love was advertised as an honest comedy that had something to say about love while it's really just another romantic comedy that has maybe better characters and less gimmick in the plot than last week's romantic comedy and (I assume Friends with Benefits is at about that same level as well) and the Help doesn't sound like it manages to be an important adapatation of an important book that it promised to be.<br /><br />I'm still holding out that One Day will provide the emotional impact and "unforgettable story" that it's trailers are promising, or else I may just give up hope.The Taxi Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.com