September 11, 2006

Take one idea and run with it!

Sunday, September 10 3:30 PM PARAMOUNT 3

The main character here is Duane, who appears to have genetically inherited:
1) An incredible amount of energy, determination, ability, and smarts
2) A need to get behind a cause and crusade against injustice
3) Absolutely no luck whatsoever

He wages a one-man (two-man if you include his younger brother that he ropes along with him on all his crusades) war against the local "ruling family". This culminates in his fantastic construction: The Cycle Of Violence. When this, like everything else he does, falls apart at the last minute, the main part of the story picks up as he decides to run for mayor. There's always something new with him, and most everyone else in the movie simply can't keep up with his energy and determination. This really keeps the movie moving at a quick pace.

In the end, all the story elements have come together quite nicely (always a good thing) but the end resolution of the movie? Well, it's about the best you can expect for our luckless hero Citizen Duane.

A great movie, once again one enjoyable by all ages.
Why do I keep seeing movies and giving them a G rating? Is my internal rating system broken, or is this the current trend in filmmaking? I do wonder.

Posted by Task at 03:29 PM