Whatever Works

Q: What’s the movie about?

A: A self proclaimed genius (Larry David), who hates everything about other human beings, meets a young, naive, God-fearing, Southern girl (Evan Rachel Wood), who for some unexplainable reason wants to spend all her time with him

Q: Who’s in the movie?

A: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., Henry Cavill, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Olek Krupa, Jessica Hecht, Christopher Evan Welch, John Gallagher Jr., Samantha Bee

Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?

A: Proceed with Caution. I always enjoy a good cynical comedy about how life sucks and God is hooey. But at least 80% of you inchworms will be offended by the film's abrasiveness.

Q: Will this movie make me laugh?

A: It takes Larry David saying his lines to truly see how much more angry and offensive Woody Allen is than Larry David.

Q: Will this movie make me cry?

A: If you have strong religious beliefs, this one will probably send you crying to Lord Jesus for the simple sin of having exposed your delicate mind to the heresy in this movie.

Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?

A: The French will think of something to give it. They'll do anything to get Woody Allen to visit their country.

Q: How is the Acting?

A: Larry David constantly looks like he's thinking, "I can't believe somebody cast me in a movie!" And Evan Rachel Wood can not do comedy. In fact, she reminded me so much of a girl in a bad acting class, that I spent the first 15 minutes of the movie wondering if it was actually her.  

Q: How is the Directing?

A: There are certain things about Woody Allen that never seem to change. One is his simplistic, underachiever directing style, and the other is his not-so-subtle belief that every beautiful girl who's almost reached drinking age wants to date a guy as old as her grandpa.

Q: How is the story/script?

A: The first 30 to 40 minutes require a lot of suspension of disbelief. The way the characters meet is ridiculous, but not in a good way, and that's only one of the problems with the set up. But if you can make it until Patricia Clarkson shows up, you'll be rewarded with a film that's intelligent, daring and ridiculous-- but this time in a good way. And you're not gonna believe this but the ending to this piece about how humans are selfish, greedy, cretins who can't help themselves is actually uplifting.

Q: Where can I see the trailer?

A: http://www.moviefone.com/search/whatever%20works/trailers

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Ballast

Q: What’s the movie about?

A: When a man (Michael J. Smith Sr.) loses his brother to suicide, the teenage boy who has been robbing him for drug money (JimMyron Ross) moves in next door, and their relationship grows in new and unexpected ways.

Q: Who’s in the movie?

A: Michael J. Smith Sr., JimMyron Ross, Tarra Riggs, Johnny McPhail

Q: Is this movie worth the price of admission?

A: Proceed with Caution. To the sophisticated movie goer this methodical and subtle arthouse film will be seen as a rare gem. But it's not for the short of attention span or those who don't have the patience to chip all the carbon off a diamond in the rough.

Q: Will this movie make me laugh?

A: Only if you're incredibly sick and twisted. And I mean in that serial killer way.

Q: Will this movie make me cry?

A: Maybe afterwards, when you go home and think about how messed up life is for poor people in this country... And, not to be a downer, but the way things are going, we'll probably all be living like these folks soon enough, so it might do you good to see this film so as to mentally prepare yourself for what's to come.

Q: Will this movie be up for any awards?

A: At Sundance it won Directing and Cinematography, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Award.

Q: How is the Acting?

A: This group of non-professionals brings an authenticity that is often missing from professional actors' performance. There is no glitz, no glamor, just a few meaningless people saying so much, with so little.

Q: How is the Directing?

A: Blatantly independent, but really interesting. Little, subtle, visual touches all throughout, make this teency-tiny little film a shining example of how to tell stories without using words.

Q: How is the story/script?

A: Itttttt iiiiiiiis reallllllllllly sllllllllllowwwww pppppppaced. And don't expect a self-explanatory ending. You will need to think about what the ending means, or if it means anything at all.

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