bgormley

I liked it so much I actually bought the video and still watch it occasionally. The wonderful cameos make the whole thing worthwhile. Dr John is a riot and I especially love the scene with Robert Blossoms and Leon Redbone where they lock the main character up in jail. Robert Blossoms "you mean he interrupted the flow of money???!!" Then they sing. Leon Redbone is always amazing. I never heard of Blossoms but he was great. Hilarious, but great. And Tom Waits can't help but be interesting. That amazing woman singer, too. Holy cow. I could listen to her over and over. I watch this movie while skipping forward to the good parts. There's a lot of dead weight, but ignore that.

but didn't love it. I loved the concept but some of the actors spoke their lines in a wooden way and sounded like they were in a high school play. I'm convinced no one but Woody should speak his lines. Ferrell is funny in his own right and shouldn't have to try to be Woody allen. I found it very distracting to keep hearing Will Ferrell say lines that sounded exactly like Woody Allen. Why couldn't Woody have written lines that would work for someone besides himself? Ego?

Melinda was the best acted part in the movie, I thought. I also liked the actress who played the pregnant woman (Cassie?). Anyway, I did enjoy the movie and would recommend it. The concept was very original and any chance to see Wallace Shawn again is worthwhile.