Review of Powder Blue (2009) by Paul J. A — 27 May 2009
To quote Roger Ebert: â??I hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated, hated this movie.â?? Okay, got that out of the way. Now, the reason I loathed this film so much was its complete pretentiousness that was matched only by its complete cluelessness.
This Magnolia wannabe has a pretty decent cast with the likes of Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, Lisa Kudrow, Jessica Biel, Kris Krisstofferson, Patrick Swayzeâ?¦uh, okay, so itâ??s not the dream team, but theyâ??ve all proven in the past that they are way (and I mean, WAY) better than this movie.
Throughout the movie you bludgeoned to death with clichés throughout the picture (Jessica Bielâ??s cocain addicted single mom to a dying boy being the greatest progenitor of the clichés). The whole â??oh weâ??re so gritty, weâ??re filming Jessica Biel peeing cuz its realism baby and we got her to take her top off cuz this is serious stuffâ?? bit is almost unbearable.
The 1,2,3 Hug Sequence. The Patrick Swayze backstage BJing. The Heaven Kite Flying bit. The Puppet Loving Mortician. Too much, too much. And if youâ??re just renting this to see Jessica Biel stripteaseâ?¦1) You should no better 2) youâ??ll be disappointed-too much hot wax splashing.
And those overly orchestrated goofy stipper sequences feel totally out of place. But the real reason I hate flicks like this is that they make me cynical. I donâ??t want to be cynical. Hollywood, stop sucking.
VF.
This review of Powder Blue (2009) was written by Paul J. A on 27 May 2009.
Powder Blue has generally received mixed reviews.
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