Okay, I know you expect me to talk about con movies and such, but before we start I just have to say that what the fuck was Ridley Scott thinking okaying the motion graphics for the title sequence? Did he not see any Saul Bass title sequences? Did he not see the opening to Catch Me If You Can? Did his grandson decide to enter the field at age 15--because, I've seen better executed titles from a monkey with a mac. The motion was slow, hackneyed and completely un-playful. The effect they were going for was underscored by the music, but demolished by the terrible execution. Next time, buddy, get rid of your auto-tweening and build the damn thing by hand. Maybe you'll learn something. Word to the animators, yo.
Now then--the movie itself was pretty good. Yes, it was a con movie. Not a bad one at that, but I did have it figured out early. Really early. I mean, the breadcrumb is all there--a bit too obvious for my taste, but I could have been thrown by the the whole kid angle.
But then, remember, this movie is sold as a con movie. Even the trailer, if I remember correctly, said something directly about them being con artists. So, I was completely surprised to learn that it was a movie about an OCD whack job with a daughter he didn't know about. That was the con, for me--the fact that they successfully obscured the real plot from us ignorant movie-goers.
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But what the fuck? How many mentally ill people do you know that suddenly lose all of their ticks on a placebo? The GUILT of his job? Oh, give me a break. But, if we have a miraculous healing, then we can have many other things happen that we can willfully ignore. Like a pharmacist id'ing a drug by the silver blister packaging. Hmmm.
In any case, he's pretty level headed guy. I mean, look--he lost a million and barely cares. But, he got the girl! We knew he would because we recognized her as a character actress--she's not an extra, we've seen her before!
Ahhhh, he loves his daughter anyway. What a guy. Thank you Hollywood--now I know that the road to happiness is found in a 9-5. Wait--didn't he learn that lesson before with Tea Leone? Poor Nick Cage, he obviously wants to give up his wealth and power to live a blue-collar life. When you're ready, Nick--we got your back.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 65 outta 100