Adam & Steve

Adam & Steve (2005)

Written and directed by Craig Chester

Stars: Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan and Sally Kirkland

If the fives of you have been following along, when I hate a movie, I would watch a movie that I would like. This movie is one of those. I watched this movie so many times.

Hilarity ensues when a lonely birdwatcher Adam (Chester) meets a handsome psychiatrist, Steve (Gets). They start dating each other, but they have a past they don't know about.

When I was first out, I gravitated to this movie like a moth to a flame. Starting this movie, I had a feeling that it would not age well. Most movies from the early 2000s usually are. Yep. It didn't age that well. One character being a misogynistic asshole. The homophobic language made me cringe.

The best part of this movie is Parker Posey as Adam's best friend, Rhonda. She is fabulous. She elevates a piece of shit into a diamond.

Is this a good movie? No. It's fun, mindless entertainment.

Rating: 6/10

Match Point

Match Point (2005)

Written and directed by Woody Allen

Stars:  Jonathan Rhys Meyers,  Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Penelope Wilton and Brian Cox

The number of Woody Allen films I have seen can be counted on one hand. I know! I know. I wanted to at least one of his most popular films on the list, Match Point. Being known for silly comedies and light dramas, this is a serious departure for him. The film was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award. I must say that I have to call fault with this film.

Chris Wilton (Rhys Meyers) is a former tennis pro that looking to something to fill his time. He decides to teach learns at the local country club. There he meets Tom Hewett (Goode) that is one of his students. The two men quickly bond over their shared love for opera. Out and about, Chris becomes involved with Tom's sister, Chloe (Mortimer). Just as their relationship becomes serious, Chris instantly falls for an American actress named Nola Rice (Johansson). The problem is that Nola is engaged to Tom and things become very... complicated.

People were making a big deal that this was Allen's first thriller. Seeing the trailers for the film at the time of its release, I thought it was going to be like Fatal Attraction. It's not that much. I was enjoying the film when the last thirty minutes of the film had me scratching my head. Really? I thought that it was ludicrous and defies logic. I can't go into details without spoiling the movie for you.

I enjoyed the cast. Something about Johnathon Rhys Meyers have a slightly fey vibe off that I can't shake. I can understand why Chris wanted to be with the Nola character. She is an alluring woman that gives off those signals to take me right here and now. At first, I thought the movie was going to a love rectangle as I call it, but it wasn't. I couldn't understand the motivations of the Chris where he had opportunities served on a silver platter and he didn't take it. I was hard to believe.

My Rating