So the next movie on my list was selected by my brother Josh. In honor of his 20th birthday on Saturday (and because I was so sick that I could not get off the couch), I decided to watch it that night. Thanks Instant Netflix. I also "watched" it with Dan who is currently in Utah...aka we pressed play at the same time and gchatted things like "Can you understand what Jeff Bridges is saying?" "Gross." "NO MATT DAMON NO!" and "No but seriously what is Jeff Bridges saying?"
This movie took a while to get good, but I did like it. I think if I were to watch it again I'd like it even more and I'd appreciate the beginning. I also told Dan that maybe we should have watched the old one first, because seriously, Jeff Bridges is IMPOSSIBLE to understand half the time. I get that this is the Old West. I get that you're drunk. But seriously. WHAT IS GOING ON. I had to rely on context clues to even figure out what was happening.
My other critique is that colloquial speak aside, the first half is slow. Everything exciting basically happens in the last half hour, and until then, you don't know what's going on anyway.
I did like how funny it was and I wasn't expecting that. Did I find Matt Damon believable as a character in the old west? Nope. Was he hilarious though? Yup. And Jeff Bridges is Jeff Bridges, so humor is inevitable. I would definitely see this again, but it was not life changing or particularly remarkable. I now only have ONE MORE MOVIE from the Best Pictures of 2010 until I've seen them all (I only have 127 Hours left...and that may or may not be on the list for this blog...stay tuned!).
Next up: Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One), chosen by Ash!
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