acting is pretty good, there are only like four actors with dialogue. Depp is the main character so of course he gets the best of the script, but Benicio does a good job as a man who spends half his time out of his mind, and the other half acting as Depp's lawyer. If i have any issue with the movie it's that it is pretty hollow, the same problem any movie has that is based on a book. About a third of the way in it tries to start getting a message out which is a little late, but it has me interested in reading the book, which means it did it's job. If you can handle watching a balding Depp and a chubby Benicio del Toro going on drug benders and constantly hallucinating then this might be a good movie for you. It's weird, but a very likeable weird, and that's why it gets my highest rating so far of 3.5 outta 5. Next up is a little "indie gem" called "Suspended Animation", if you cant tell that was sarcasm, ive never heard of this movie, and as of this writing i've seen like ten minutes and...geeeeeez... Stay tuned!
Monday, February 22, 2010
My Trip to Bat Country; The Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Review
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is a very strange movie, but in a very good way. Based on a Hunter S. Thompson novel, the story takes place in the early 70's as Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro) go to Las Vegas to cover a race, and find the American dream...with the aid of copious amounts of every drug ever created. This is the main reason the story is so bizarre because it's told from Depp's drug addled perspective which makes for a pretty odd, yet interesting take on Sin City. The 
acting is pretty good, there are only like four actors with dialogue. Depp is the main character so of course he gets the best of the script, but Benicio does a good job as a man who spends half his time out of his mind, and the other half acting as Depp's lawyer. If i have any issue with the movie it's that it is pretty hollow, the same problem any movie has that is based on a book. About a third of the way in it tries to start getting a message out which is a little late, but it has me interested in reading the book, which means it did it's job. If you can handle watching a balding Depp and a chubby Benicio del Toro going on drug benders and constantly hallucinating then this might be a good movie for you. It's weird, but a very likeable weird, and that's why it gets my highest rating so far of 3.5 outta 5. Next up is a little "indie gem" called "Suspended Animation", if you cant tell that was sarcasm, ive never heard of this movie, and as of this writing i've seen like ten minutes and...geeeeeez... Stay tuned!
acting is pretty good, there are only like four actors with dialogue. Depp is the main character so of course he gets the best of the script, but Benicio does a good job as a man who spends half his time out of his mind, and the other half acting as Depp's lawyer. If i have any issue with the movie it's that it is pretty hollow, the same problem any movie has that is based on a book. About a third of the way in it tries to start getting a message out which is a little late, but it has me interested in reading the book, which means it did it's job. If you can handle watching a balding Depp and a chubby Benicio del Toro going on drug benders and constantly hallucinating then this might be a good movie for you. It's weird, but a very likeable weird, and that's why it gets my highest rating so far of 3.5 outta 5. Next up is a little "indie gem" called "Suspended Animation", if you cant tell that was sarcasm, ive never heard of this movie, and as of this writing i've seen like ten minutes and...geeeeeez... Stay tuned!
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