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2000 Eyes: Road Trip

Written by Tom Keogh July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

[Written for Film.com]

Summer’s here as far as Hollywood is concerned: put down that Harold Bloom tome and rediscover the smartass, breast-obsessed 13-year-old boy within. As for rediscovering one’s inner 13-year-old girl, well … autumn will be here before you know it.

As if enshrouded in mythology, the silly story of Road Trip is narrated by a perpetual college student, Barry (Tom Green), who recalls the epic journey of four pals traveling almost 2,000 miles to salvage a longtime romance. Sweet, no? No. The tale begins with Josh (Breckin Meyer of Go), who is going to a New York university while his girlfriend Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard) attends another in Texas. It’s their first major separation since the age of 5, and it weighs on them.

2000 Eyes: Charlie’s Angels

Written by Robert Horton July 13, 2020July 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

[Written for Film.com]

The development of the MTV style has brought us to Armageddon (a two-and-a-half-hour coming attractions trailer for itself) and The Cell (corrupt visual extravagance), so it is very tempting for critics to despair over the kudzu-like growth of this moviemaking approach. On the other hand, the world of music video also planted the seeds of Seven and Being John Malkovich, so it is not entirely a dead end. And now it has brought us to Charlie’s Angels.

2000 Eyes: Charlie’s Angels

Written by Sean Axmaker July 13, 2020July 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

[Written for Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

“Not another movie from an old TV show,” moans an airline passenger in the opening scene of Charlie’s Angels as T.J. Hooker: The Movie flashes on the screen as the inflight movie. It’s a cute bit of self-deprecating humor, but this is one sentiment that backfires.