Thread: Rate the last movie that you saw for the first time.
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Old 04-28-2023, 12:24 AM   #14756
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And the acting in the film isnt bad for the record. The writing is the issue. Lisa Kudrow is good. Thomas Hayden Church has a real charisma about him.

But the writing bangs a drum that attempts say "puritanical sexual social stigmas are derp" from the exact same direction for 90 minutes. We arent exploring this topic as theme in varied and interesting ways. Its the one note being played until we've moved through the formulaic plot progression that we've walked through a million times.

Now im not one to scoff at formula but if youre a writer who's decided youre going to do a strict genre piece you would think with the structure on autopilot youd be free to put your creative energy into making memorable characters...or dialogue...or jokes...maybe some clever misdirection ..ya know...literally any effort whatsoever.
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