By Evan Kessler
Hey Film Fans. Are you ready to go running to the multiplexes this weekend?
Me either.
After what seemed like a particularly strong weekend of releases last weekend, the film industry has given us one good film and bunch of also-rans this week to fulfill our jones for new releases.
Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. was released this Wednesday to relatively strong reviews and looks to be a box office force to be reckoned with. Positioning the troubled yet utterly gifted Downey Jr. as an unlikely super-hero is somewhat of a master stroke of casting that seems bound to pay off. However, I'm not going to sit here and say that casting is the only reason this film will do well. God knows comic book geeks will go to see just about any superhero lace up their boots for their first film effort even when something looks as bad as Fantastic Four.
There's not much else to shake a stick at as far as what else is new in theaters unless you want to see Patrick Dempsey portray Hugh Grant in Made of Honor. Something tells me that film would be more appealing if they positioned it as a cross between Maid in Manhattan with J.Lo and Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding Jr. and De Niro.
Other than that, there's a bunch of films that open in limited release, the most intriguing of which is David Mamet's, Redbelt. T
he sport of ultimate fighting doesn't really seem like it's up the director of State and Main and The Spanish Prisoner's alley. However, given Mamet's knack for plot execution it almost makes the film a must see out of curiosity, though it might be more suitable as a rental. In any case, my big prediction for the weekend’s take is Iron Man in a landslide followed by either Harold and Kumar or Baby Mama, but I've been wrong before.
Actually I haven't been right yet.
This industry is so unpredictable.
Hey Film Fans. Are you ready to go running to the multiplexes this weekend?
Me either.
After what seemed like a particularly strong weekend of releases last weekend, the film industry has given us one good film and bunch of also-rans this week to fulfill our jones for new releases.
Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. was released this Wednesday to relatively strong reviews and looks to be a box office force to be reckoned with. Positioning the troubled yet utterly gifted Downey Jr. as an unlikely super-hero is somewhat of a master stroke of casting that seems bound to pay off. However, I'm not going to sit here and say that casting is the only reason this film will do well. God knows comic book geeks will go to see just about any superhero lace up their boots for their first film effort even when something looks as bad as Fantastic Four.
There's not much else to shake a stick at as far as what else is new in theaters unless you want to see Patrick Dempsey portray Hugh Grant in Made of Honor. Something tells me that film would be more appealing if they positioned it as a cross between Maid in Manhattan with J.Lo and Men of Honor with Cuba Gooding Jr. and De Niro.
Other than that, there's a bunch of films that open in limited release, the most intriguing of which is David Mamet's, Redbelt. T
he sport of ultimate fighting doesn't really seem like it's up the director of State and Main and The Spanish Prisoner's alley. However, given Mamet's knack for plot execution it almost makes the film a must see out of curiosity, though it might be more suitable as a rental. In any case, my big prediction for the weekend’s take is Iron Man in a landslide followed by either Harold and Kumar or Baby Mama, but I've been wrong before.Actually I haven't been right yet.
This industry is so unpredictable.
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