Friday, July 5, 2013
I'm So Excited (Yeah, Not Really)
I saw Pedro Almodovar's latest film I'm So Excited today and I really thought it was terrible. I believe I've seen many of his films and enjoyed them, but this one was the worst. Ridiculous (and not in a good way), disjointed, boring. The trailer made it look fun and interesting, but it wasn't. Blow job gags, people being drugged, and sex jokes just don't make a movie (at least not for me). Nothing worked for me in this movie. (Correction, I did like the colorful sets and costumes.) Almodovar always seems to bring something different to each of his movies. Volver, The Skin I Live In, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown are examples of his work that really take moviegoers outside of the norm in a good way. That's why I'm So Excited was such a disappointment to me, I guess. My friend who saw the movie with me liked it and other people in the audience seemed to enjoy it, but I just found it tedious and unfunny. At least the theater was air conditioned.
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