Comments on: SXSW Movie Review: The Promotion http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/ Blogging the Reel World Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Uncle Marc http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-302064 Uncle Marc Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:02:26 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-302064 I can't let this review go unchallenged. This is a tepid movie that can't decide whether to be a warm little film or a dark comedy and suffers by not making a decision. Had the tone been more like what I remember "The Election" (Reece Witherspoon's highschool movie) and "Rushmore" being like, it would have been more entertaining. The direction is uninspired and the script is leaden. It's a sign of a weak movie when I find myself looking over the director's shoulder and second guessing the decisions that were made (as opposed to when I'm completely taken in by the world that has been created) and there were no less than a half dozen times when I wanted to yell, "Stop! Let's try this another way, shall we?" The best thing about this movie is Jenna Fischer, who needs to be crowned as America's Girlfriend immediately. I can’t let this review go unchallenged. This is a tepid movie that can’t decide whether to be a warm little film or a dark comedy and suffers by not making a decision. Had the tone been more like what I remember “The Election” (Reece Witherspoon’s highschool movie) and “Rushmore” being like, it would have been more entertaining. The direction is uninspired and the script is leaden.

It’s a sign of a weak movie when I find myself looking over the director’s shoulder and second guessing the decisions that were made (as opposed to when I’m completely taken in by the world that has been created) and there were no less than a half dozen times when I wanted to yell, “Stop! Let’s try this another way, shall we?”

The best thing about this movie is Jenna Fischer, who needs to be crowned as America’s Girlfriend immediately.

]]> By: Ghost http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-234249 Ghost Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:28:07 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-234249 I didn't even read anything but I was sold just on that image alone. I didn’t even read anything but I was sold just on that image alone.

]]> By: The Jezzus http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-233638 The Jezzus Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:12:44 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/11/sxsw-movie-review-the-promotion/#comment-233638 wasn't even on my radar until now. I think I'll check it out! wasn’t even on my radar until now. I think I’ll check it out!

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