Assignment 5: Too Much of Not Enough
Every week, we will be posting a prompt related to cinephilia, and some of our founding members will contribute a short response. Hopefully you, our dear readers, will feel compelled to respond in our comment section as well. This week’s prompt was:
What is the most overrated film?
SHUTTER ISLAND (2010) a film not without its flaws
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 2/19/2010, 10:10pm
Remember back to 1974. Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway stand toe to toe, stitched nose to button nose, in a sun drenched LA living room. Nicholson’s JJ Gittes has had enough, and he’s determined to slap the identity of a mysterious young blonde out of Ms. Dunaway’s Mrs. [...]
I wish I saw YOUTH IN REVOLT (2009) when I was 16, but maybe it would have made me a prick
Dir. Miguel Artera
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, 12/13/10, 5:30pm
I really did like this comedy starring Michael Cera as a nebbish who gets in touch with his French side by blowing stuff up and making sweet love. I think that the French aren’t given the credit they deserve.
