Invincible
- In theaters September 1st 2006
- Rated R for language and sexual content
- RunTime: 103 min
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- Matt's rating - 3 out of 5
- Cindy's rating - 1.5 out of 5
Matt's Review
I like romantic comedies. Let me just say that right
out of the barn. I like watching two people work
through terrible odds and come to a wonderful
conclusion in just about 100 minutes. There isn't
much to think about in romantic comedies. We all
know how the thing will end up. The fun part is
kicking back and enjoying the ride. In the new
release Trust the Man we follow two couples who are
trying to battle through life, love and the pursuit of
happiness. Long at times, predictable at others, this
one makes up with characters and acting where it
falls way short on writing and development.
The cast of Billy Crudup, David Duchovny, Julianne
Moore and Maggie Gyllenhaal bring the chemistry and
bonding that needs to take place in a movie like this.
Though the story line doesn't give you much reason
to pull for them you still find yourself drawn to them
and sympathizing with their characters. They seem
relaxed and at home with their roles and each other.
Maybe it was the lack of anything close to deep
writing that allowed them to breeze through. I like to
think they were having fun with the roles. And this
always rolls over to the audience.
Tobey (Crudup) is the non-committing sports writer
who is 7 years into a relationship with Elaine
(Gyllenhaal) whose biological clock is keeping her
awake at night. His sister Rebecca (Moore) is an
actress whose husband Tom(Duchovny) plays mister
mom to their two young children. When the marriage
completely falls apart and Elaine kicks out Tobey,
both guys realize that they need to get serious
about the women they love.
At 103 minutes this film seems long. My feeling is
that the writers tried to add way too many scenarios
and situations. It was hurried as if they wanted to
get from one scene to the next without allowing the
characters the range of growth and motion they
needed. This caused for more holes and less
development. It made the individual characters do
things that seemed out of character to what they
said they wanted to happen. This was very apparent
in Gyllenhaal. In fact, it seemed that both female
leads were trying hard to be the male stereotype.
This didn't play well to me. I didn't find it redeeming
at all.
What I did find was a lot of laughter. This was a
funny film. Again it may go back to the enjoyment
the actors seemed to have. I found myself laughing
out loud a lot. Though much of the humor may have
been inappropriate it was delivered in a way that
softened the effect and made you laugh more than
cringe. It wasn't trying to be a crude film. It wasn't
going for shock value. It was being what it was and
that made the humor easier to laugh at.
Trust the Man is rated R for language and sexual
content. This is a comedy for adults, no question.
The language is sexual most of the time and not
something you would want your younger family
members to hear. The sexual content, though
discussed at length and in detail and never shown is
still a big part of this films dialogue and direction.
Maybe it was the maturity and direction of the main
cast but this film came off adult relatable and not in
the rude fashion of a Wedding Crashers or 40 Year
Old Virgin. I give it 3 out of 5. Would I have been
disappointed if I had paid to see it? Maybe. It is
definitely matinee material and if you don't get to the
movies that often there are probably better
blockbusters you need to catch up on. With a look at
Trust the Man, I'm Matt Mungle
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