I saw two movies over the past week or so, The Informant and Where the Wild Things Are.
I had been looking forward to Where the Wild Things Are for about a year. Unfortunately, I thought it was awful. I never got caught up in the movie – never felt drawn into it. It just felt like a kid running around with a bunch of big puppets to me. And I thought the plot – what there was of one – was pretty lame. Didn’t really go anywhere. Which I suppose should not be very surprising since the original book they adapted for the screen was extremely short. Also, casting James Gandolfini as voice of the main wild thing was a particularly dumb move. His voice is so inextricably linked with Tony Soprano in my mind that everytime he talked I kept expecting to see Syl, Paulie Walnuts, and Christopher Moltisanti jump out from behind a tree. Boo Spike Jonze! Boo! I’d give it about a 3 out of 10.
The Informant, on the other hand, was very well done. I hadn’t heard much about it, but a friend of mine saw it and recommended it to me. Very funny and a very intelligent movie. Matt Damon plays the lead role perfectly. I really enjoyed it and it kept my attention from start to finish. Easily an 8 out of 10.
