just went to go see this with the guys. rex was really excited to see it, he really loves simon pegg. i didnt really know anything about it, i had only seen one commercial for it, so i wasnt too sure what to expect.i liked it. simon pegg is certainly funny and there were some really great laughs to be had, but over all this movie is a total mess. its about a guy who gets hired by a magazine to write for them and moves from england to new york city. hes kind of a jerk, but we are supposed to like him anyway. as time goes on he sells out and then we are not supposed to like him. until we are supposed to like him again. the storyline and events that take place are very poorly constructed and the story just kind of sits there and meanders about. we never really get a good sense of if this guy is supposed to be good or bad. the directing is terrible throughout the film, the visual jokes are over explained, there are random scene setting shots that are completely unnecessary, and many opportunities for visual clarification are missed. and the title seems like such a great opportunity to create a structure of one of those self help books, but it is never even explored. certainly a missed opportunity. over all this film is a big mess, but simon pegg is able to keep the film afloat through shear determination.
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