Nasser Asphalt

I was watching a very expensive Hollywood film with lots of excellent special effects but I got bored and looked for something else and I came upon this little gem. The movie that I was watching had such a convoluted and needlessly complex storyline that I knew there was no way that all of it could be recapitulated in a satisfactory manner.

"Wet Asphalt" has a very well defined story about irresponsible journalists that was easy to follow for one but also seemed completely relevant when applied to today's world when there is so much questionable journalism on network TV, cable TV and social media. For many years I have said that while Stars and performances are very important the script is really everything.

The lore of Hollywood tells us that once upon a time the head of production at MGM, Irving Thalberg, had said "if the audience sees a movie that is great for the last 10 minutes they will go away feeling that they saw a great movie". I wish that today screen writers would think about this before they indulge themselves in overly complicated plot lines that leave you with multiple unanswered questions.