May 24, 2008: "Birthday Business Lessons"


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Still really busy with rehearsals, which is why you haven't heard from me. But I do have new for you!

Frank & Erin and I saw an advanced screening of Hancock last night. Will Smith turned in another great performance. The rest of the movie was terrible. The tone was wildly uneven, the plot was jumbled and full of gaping holes, and nobody seems to have ever told the director about the SteadiCam. I realize that Paul Greengrass made Shaky-Cam the new big thing in cinematography, but even the most serene scenes of this film looked like were shot hand-held by a guy with Parkinsons. It gave me a headache and made me sick. Thus concludes my review.