ghost town, explosive collars
Saw "Ghost Town" on sunday, and,
well, the Exhiled review sums it up nicely:
At
first the movie seems like it might be headed toward some sort of
semi-believable solution, suggesting that although Bertram Pincus
is never going to be a grinning people-hugger, he might be happy if
he could meet someone else who’s weird and self-sufficient and
suits him. But the sloppy romantic comedy conventions are too
strong. It’s not enough that two people get together and aren’t
immediately repulsed again—that’s a miracle in itself—no, there
must be fifty miracles, and every person and ghost must hug, and
every rock and tree must rejoice, all bathed together in syrupy
golden light. The ending’s like The Simpsons’ version of a
Disneyland parade, with the shouted slogan, “Hurray for
Everything!!”
It coulda been a
contendah! Burn After Reading without the
big names, but actual humor! But they
had to have a happy
ending. Also! Have you heard this shit about the 2003 bank robbery
with the
real, live,
Running Man-style explosive collars? Insane! Why wasn't I
told?