How was the movie?
How was this movie?
Troy is a cute name
Unfortunaterly not too good IMHO. I saw this at a pre-release dealy that usually has better films and was pretty disappointed. I can see some poeple liking it though. If you want a really light (***NOT DEEP***) whimiscally charming sort of thing of one person helping another or are into the comedy of, for example, in the movie "Finding Forester" when Connery talks like a homey, you'll probably find some of the Morgan Freeman scenes funny...
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On the whole I liked the movie. Granted Morgan Freeman isn't chewing up the scenery so saying "a change of pace" is getting pretty granular. But it was a change of pace for the man America would most like to be our President. The character he plays is a bit shallow (an actor? shallow?), seems pretty useless without his handlers and may or may not be in a somewhat state of denial regarding his career. I don't know Morgan Freeman IRL so I can't attest to the parallels. However, Freeman's career hasn't been in a 4 yr slump that's for sure.
It never occurred to me until someone else pointed out the parallel to Lost In Translation. LiT hold the ennui, if you would. LiT tho, had the two "slit-my-wrists-already" characters against the energy of Tokyo. Contrast with this film: The energy of the two characters against the less than exciting South-Central LA backdrop. LiT wins in that respect.
Scarlet was a great character. I found it interesting that she's Spanish. There's either a tremendous backstory in how a Spaniard presumably well off enough to fly to the US, applies for a corporate job, and still green card issues. Or someone threw in a very implausible line of dialog to account for the fact that Vega speaks like the Spaniard she is and not Mexican. Or, she's Mexican but claims to be Spanish-not that uncommon but still leaves room for an "error" entry on IMDB.
I think this movie was fun for Freeman. Since he was Exec Producer, I hope so. He stretched more than he really has in years, oddly. Playing the gay construction company Admin Asst, mimicking Lee, all that. I mean how long has it been since Freeman's played something besides the broken down or on his way out voice of wisdom and restraint? Even here, that's his primary role. But as the Actor, he gets to display some chops we really haven't seen from him since-maybe ever?
I agree with some that-for less than 90 minutes-it really dragged in some places. Still, the final reel was redemptive; starting with the Big D cameo to his realization that what Scarlet predicted of their meeting was the more likely scenario. As in LiT, they took from the other person, things they needed to make themselves more whole from that point on. Unlike, LiT, the abiguity of their departure doesn't take center stage so much. We know what the Actor said to Scarlet. What is less clear is what the future portends for them. Does Scarlet get the job with the Actor's help? Will the Actor actually commit? Then again, the Actor already told us (and Scarlet) how much that really mattered.