tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post2364416606194604904..comments2024-02-25T09:45:48.931-05:00Comments on Lally's Alley: DESPICABLE ME and KNIGHT AND DAYLallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-61087916454095160672010-07-18T12:44:13.665-04:002010-07-18T12:44:13.665-04:00Dear Lal--Maybe I'm a dummy, but what is a &qu...Dear Lal--Maybe I'm a dummy, but what is a "literary manager"?<br /><br />Meanwhile, you might want to check out two films with the by now aged Christopher Plummer, "The Last Station" and "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus." Plummer-as-Tolstoy in the former is a walk in the park, but Dr. Parnassus requires some acting of the sort Plummer can still do better than all the hotshots who cut their teeth in tacky daytime TV.<br /><br /><br />Bob B.Robert Bernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-56614582441423571852010-07-18T10:07:38.287-04:002010-07-18T10:07:38.287-04:00Hey Suzanne, I hear ya. But much like Gibson, Crui...Hey Suzanne, I hear ya. But much like Gibson, Cruise's particular weirdness works in certain roles and this was one of them. And Diaz is great as the ditzy but ultimately super competent physical leading lady. As long as the audiences' expectations aren't high and they remember it's a total fantasy to help them escape for a few hours, I don't see why people wouldn't enjoy the ride.Lallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310472614196384595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567168789336947243.post-53511841800741127592010-07-18T02:18:21.787-04:002010-07-18T02:18:21.787-04:00Glad to read your review of KNIGHT And DAY...,
I ...Glad to read your review of KNIGHT And DAY...,<br />I actually was seduced by the previews and wanted to see it. A literary manager was over at the house and he actually laughed when I told him I wanted to see KNIGHT AND DAY... I guess the knives are out for Tom in Hollywood.<br />SuzanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com