July 20, 2003
Adaptation
Yesterday, Netflix was kind enough to deliver unto us, Adaptation, the Nick Cage, Nick Cage film about screenwriting and orchids and personal growth and bluring the lines between fiction and non-fiction, oh my!
It was interesting, subtly humorous bordering on silly (in a not all together bad way), and a bit boring at times. Kind of like Magnolia, now that I think of it. I liked the ideas. I liked the cinematography. I wasn't so fond of the overall pacing and execution.
I'm not sure if I'm happy or disappointed that the twins didn't end up being multiple personalities of the one writer. That might have been too over-the-top silly as opposed to just being car-chase/love-story silly.
It wasn't bad and it wasn't 'eh.' But it also wasn't great. It was just plain good.
BTW, my 'reviews' are in no way intended to be honest-to-goodeness critical reviews. There's are plenty of them out on the web if that's what you're after. They're more just a bookmark for what I've seen/read/listened to, and what my reactions are. So there.
