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Superbad  (2007)

So the first time I saw this, I had to be tied to a chair.

The second time, drop dead drunk.

After the 25th time, even I need some McLovin. 

Under discussion:

Living in Oblivion  (1995)

Began with nothing and ended with nothing but to tell you the truth, I found the characters so lovely (esp. Dinklage) that I could've sat through several hours more. It is perfect in it's sublety and says more in it's silence than any blockbuster could attempt, explosions and all.

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The Pursuit of Happyness  (2006)

I don't know about you guys but I gave up on Will Smith a long time ago.  Anywho, the movie was fine enough and I'll never take away the fact that the happy ending, made sweeter by Smith's heart-warming disbelief, was one of the best I'd seen in a while, but is it just me, or was Chris Gardner's life just not THAT hard?

Man. What a run-on.

Anyway, I guess I've been a bit desensitized (it's all that torture-watching I see on 24) but spending a night or two in a subway bathroom just isn't that difficult. Okay, so you had to spend a few nights at a shelter. You still had nice clothes, you still had food, and you actually still had your kid in daycare. Either way, as a film, it was fine enough. A bit bland. No bite. And Jaden does wonders as a child actor who doesn't kill you with kindness. As a whole, Pursuit is a great time-killer. 

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The Black Dahlia  (2006)

I'll start off with something positive for once:

Mia Kirshner (yay! 24!) is worth every penny as the ill-fated Elizabeth Short. She is innocent and childlike. Calculating and cold. Deep when the words seem incredibly shallow.  The 10 mins of screen-time definitely provided relief when Josh Hartnett's unrelenting brooding and Brian De Palma's stylistic shots proved gag-worthy. It's not enough to LOOK film noir guys...

I found it pretty funny that for something named "The Black Dahlia" it had little to do with that case and more with Josh Hartnett's insecurities and inability to connect two-two together. If these fictional cops were anything like the real-life detectives burdened with this case, it's no wonder it has yet to be solved.