It was a good Sunday. This morning a friend and I went to get pedicures (the rain has finally stopped so I can finally wear open-toed shoes! Yay!) and then we saw American Dreamz<\/i>. \ud83d\ude00 I *really* enjoyed the movie and totally recommend it.<\/p>\n
A couple of random things (mostly non-spoilery)…<\/p>\n
— Mandy Moore and Hugh Grant had great chemistry. They played off of each other really well as contestant and judge.
\n— Maybe it’s just me but Hugh Grant has aged<\/i>. It took me by surprise when the camera closed in on his face at the very beginning of the movie.
\n— I adore Mandy Moore. She made Sally Kendoo a truly multi-faceted character. She could have been a completely over-the-top character but Mandy turned her someone who is equal parts manipulator and sickeningly-sweet hometown girl. She rocked.
\n— I also loved Iqbal (played by Tony Yalda). He was freaking hilarious.
\n— The supporting cast was great. Lots of familiar faces — Shoreh Aghdashloo, John Cho, Adam Busch, Chris Klein…
\n— Willem Dafoe looked so much like Dick Cheney. Heh. And Dennis Quaid’s impersonation of President Bush is pretty funny.
\n— Also, best song ever… American Dreamz with a Z<\/i>. BWAH.<\/p>\n
Go see it!<\/p>\n
Next week Rob is going to be in Las Vegas so I may have to rope another friend into watching Stick It<\/i>. Heh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It was a good Sunday. This morning a friend and I went to get pedicures (the rain has finally stopped so I can finally wear open-toed shoes! Yay!) and then we saw American Dreamz. \ud83d\ude00 I *really* enjoyed the movie … Continue reading