This might sound meaner than it is, but how much of a point of view can we really expect from a guy like Jason Reitman? He's NEVER had a point of view, and someone like him growing up the way he did, why would he suddenly develop insight while making a movie about some of his dad's best friends? We're stuck with the Jason Reitman we've always had, and that's nice for him, but how much can we really expect?
I wouldn't place Reitman on any pantheon of directors, and I agree with you about his worst movies at least. I may never forgive him for the Ghostbusters reboot. But I do think he's capable of insight and portraying complicated characters. Some of my favorites of his (Up In the Air, Tully, Thank You For Smoking if I can trust the opinions I had in high school) had real teeth and were willing to provoke the audience. You're totally right that "Movie about my dad's friends" wasn't exactly setting him up for a home run. But hey, a guy can hope!
I will gladly stan for “Young Adult”. But I recently saw “Men, Women And Children” (after having read the book) and I don’t think a movie has vanished quicker from my memory than that.
And yes, I have a pretty strong beef with his Ghostbusters.
I didn’t watch SNL much. Was a big fan of the Blues Brothers. I watched the movie last night on the Sony lot, accompanied by its director. I thought it was good, but started out a bit slow. The ending was fun. Anyone who’s ever done something hard that only came together at the last minute and by the grace of the fantastic team you’ve assembled will be able to appreciate it. Anyone who was a fan of SNL will appreciate it. So that’s pretty much just folks over the ages of 45 or so, but hopefully it sells tickets.
This might sound meaner than it is, but how much of a point of view can we really expect from a guy like Jason Reitman? He's NEVER had a point of view, and someone like him growing up the way he did, why would he suddenly develop insight while making a movie about some of his dad's best friends? We're stuck with the Jason Reitman we've always had, and that's nice for him, but how much can we really expect?
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I wouldn't place Reitman on any pantheon of directors, and I agree with you about his worst movies at least. I may never forgive him for the Ghostbusters reboot. But I do think he's capable of insight and portraying complicated characters. Some of my favorites of his (Up In the Air, Tully, Thank You For Smoking if I can trust the opinions I had in high school) had real teeth and were willing to provoke the audience. You're totally right that "Movie about my dad's friends" wasn't exactly setting him up for a home run. But hey, a guy can hope!
I will gladly stan for “Young Adult”. But I recently saw “Men, Women And Children” (after having read the book) and I don’t think a movie has vanished quicker from my memory than that.
And yes, I have a pretty strong beef with his Ghostbusters.
I didn’t watch SNL much. Was a big fan of the Blues Brothers. I watched the movie last night on the Sony lot, accompanied by its director. I thought it was good, but started out a bit slow. The ending was fun. Anyone who’s ever done something hard that only came together at the last minute and by the grace of the fantastic team you’ve assembled will be able to appreciate it. Anyone who was a fan of SNL will appreciate it. So that’s pretty much just folks over the ages of 45 or so, but hopefully it sells tickets.