i haven’t seen this, but your first paragraph totally nails why i feel so ho-hum about it. i feel like i *should* see it, because It’s The Most Important Movie of the Year (or was that star trek? or is it avatar!?), but you basically summed it up: Professional Loner Who Now Realizes the Importance of Feelings. *the sound of my eyes rolling* and, damn, first time i watched the trailer i remember thinking, they’re not *really* using airplane baggage to double for emotional baggage, are they? and, alas, they are. seriously? is there a constant quiet storm in the background, too?
blah. also, it can no longer go unmentioned: clooney cannot act. at all. this is another reason why i’m resisting this movie. really, watch batman & robin and then watch any of his Serious Acting movies: is there any difference whatsoever in how he behaves onscreen?
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