Monday, April 11, 2011

My Neighbor the Ex-Girlfriend



Andrew:
I love the way this film starts - there's so much said in the first shot. Many of my favorite 5sf's aren't good because they're funny, but because they are truly a full film in only five seconds. They can't all be Family Arcade, but My Neighbor the Ex-Girlfriend does a pretty good job.

Our hero is depressed. The only way he can sleep is after some scotch (and his bottle is empty). He is hurting deeply. He's sensitive, yet manly: a modern day Don Draper, a 21st century Hemingway.
But no matter how much he wants to hold onto his dignity, he is reduced to covering his ears with his pillow, like a child, hoping that this horror will go away.

Funny rating: 6
Beauty/Truth rating: 8

John:
I would like to focus for a minute here on the guy banging Kelsey. He really makes the film for me. Is that Brian?

Haley: Andrew, that was really well put. I'd just like to add that the sideways opening shot was spectacular. Otherwise, you said it all, bro.

Jack:
John, that is most definitely Brian and I agree that he is an underrated character in this film. His eager thrusts mimic the pounding that Worley must feel in his head.

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