What: The Internatinal.
When: January 7th, 2010
How Long: 1 hour, 58 minutes.
Where: THE TESTOSTERHOME.
Why: Because we couldn't decide between Casino Royale and Mighty Ducks. So we went with this.
What I ate while I watched: Cherry 7up and a pudding cup for the Win!
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts.
Expectations: The trailer was intriguing, but I wasn't really convinced. I wasn't expecting much as a movie, but I do know Clive Owen is a pretty good actor, so I was hoping.
Two Sentence Synopsis: Louis Salinger is an Interpol agent trying to prove the underhanded dealings of the International Bank of Business and Credit (IBBC). With the help of New York cop Eleanor Whitman he makes some headway into the case, only to find it may be more dangerous and difficult than he anticipated.
My Favorite Part or Quote was: The gunfight in the Guggenheim Museum. Really well done, as far as action choreography goes.
"There is a difference between truth and fiction. Fiction has to make sense."
"Sometimes a man meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it."
How Fun It Was: Some of the action was entertaining. Other than that, not much.
The Positives: The way the movie was not like the trailer. I thought that it was going to be all about this bank that was literally unstoppable. While there was an element of the criminal connectedness, it wasn't impenetrable "Big-Brother"-esque.
The Negatives: I found it very difficult to get emotionally engaged, I didn't really care why they wanted to take down the bank. And it built up to relatively little.
The Theology, Philosophy, Morality or Application: There were those two quotes up there, a tad bit of redemption...but not much to speak of.
One thing I learned: Yes, people sill make so-so movies. I'd forgotten after the last few movies I'd seen.
The ending: Bleh. I didn't like it at all. It was unresolved, which I'm usually a fan of, but in this case it was just poorly done.
Go/Rent/Buy/Don't: Don't bother.
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