tacos

I plan on watching something tonight with the old gal friend. Anyways, what you guys think?

Cinemaddiction

I'd definately rent it first, unless you're looking for something in the "Mid Life Crisis/Woe Is Me" genre.

tacos

Well, I went ahead and bought it. I simply hate renting dvds. Anyways, I'm glad I did. It's a very good film.

dvd_luver

I finally went ahead and purchased this as a blind buy myself. I didn't like the cover art, and I got over it and bought the dvd, I am very pleased with the film, it's a very good film. This was criminally overlooked at the movie theaters and in general. I have always liked anything Nicolas Cage stars in, even liked and own Gone in 60 Seconds.

I am glad I dropped the $17 bucks down on this baby.

gryffinmaster

I'll wait for this to go on sale in a few months down around the $10 range to blind buy. Probably won't take long for this single-disc version to reach that - I as well enjoy Nick Cage.

At any rate, I've heard this film is a major downer ... any thoughts?

David Cornelius

Depends, really. It is, overall, a comedy, but an extremely dark one. It's basically the story of a guy who can't do anything right, and who gets respect from nobody. Which can be very funny if done properly, which I think it was. (And there are actually a few positive moments in the film that, while not "uplifiting" in the cliched sense, are very good at granting the story a little bit of heart.)

So no, it's not soul-crushing or evening-ruining, but some may be put off by the comically negative tone of it all.

But wow, what a terrific little movie.

QuikSilver

I was on the fense about spending the time to watch this film but I ended up borrowing it from a co-worker and thought it was an okay film. I would definitely rent it first than doing a blind buy.

gryffinmaster

I knew from the previews that it looked like a good flick to check out. Cage looks like he sinks into his role as always. It looks to be beautifully shot, as well. We know that Verbinski has a way with cinematography, even if he isn't hailed for it.

Plus, it's Cage as a Weather Man who, at one point, walks in the city with a bow and arrow. Sounds classic.