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...blame cannot be put on Willis and Morgan, though. The script, story, and directing are the equivalent of a third-grader??s art project shot with a dad’s camcorder. Kevin Smith, in all ways possible, dropped the ball. The story has absolutely no stakes, no worthwhile subplots, nor any reason for the audience to have a vested interest in what is happening on the screen. Despite its R rating and rampant profanity, “Cop Out” is a PG-13 comedy overdosed on unnecessary sex jokes and crude language. A taint...

Author: By Alex C. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cop Out | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...Carswell’s further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point—he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key “Wake Up the Grader?? phrases—“It is absurd.” What force! What gall! What fun! “Ridiculous,” “hopeless,” “nonsense,” on the one hand; “doubtless,” “obvious...

Author: By A Grader | Title: A Grader’s Reply | 1/11/2009 | See Source »

...Pineapple Express” Sounds Like: An intense political drama about the United Fruit Company. Actual: Another stoner bromance from Judd Apatow. There’s fruit in Slurpees, right? 2. “Synecdoche, New York” Sounds Like: Er, a movie about every seventh grader??s favorite poetry term? Wait, what is synecdoche? Am I thinking of metonymy? Actual: A movie directed by Charlie Kaufman, written by Charlie Kaufman, about Charlie Kaufman. 3. “Milk” Sounds Like: It does a body good. Actual: Gay characters were out of the closet...

Author: By Claire J Saffitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Movies the Title Tricked You Into Seeing | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...Carswell’s further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point—he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key “Wake Up the Grader?? phrases—“It is absurd.” What force! What gall! What fun! “Ridiculous,” “hopeless,” “nonsense,” on the one hand; “doubtless,” “obvious...

Author: By A Grader | Title: A Grader’s Reply | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...Dan’s immediate attraction to a woman (Juliette Binoche of “Chocolat”), whom he meets in an otherwise abandoned bookstore. Following their intense and brief connection, Dan returns to the beach house—bragging about his encounter like a love-sick seventh grader??only to be introduced moments later to the mystery woman herself. She is actually dating his brother Mitch, a superficial aerobic instructor played by Dane Cook. Binoche’s character is forced to choose between the two opposites. Despite his general lack of acting credentials?...

Author: By Megan E. O'keefe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan in Real Life | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

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