DevD the Film

From the director of The House of the Devil comes another horror movie that feels like it’s ripped from another era, and like The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers doesn’t deliver a complete package. Scary only in brief moments and obnoxious more than gripping, The Innkeepers is a dud of a horror flick, a waste of time.

Sara Paxton stars as Claire, an awkward and nervous young woman who works at an old, nearly empty hotel that is a week away from being shut down permanently. Along with her colleague Luke (Pat Healy), she has a fascination with the hotel’s haunted past and is eager to make contact with its local ghost, a woman who died a long time ago. When a guest (Kelly McGillis) makes contact with the entity, Claire learns that what lurks below isn’t your friendly neighborhood ghost.

In 2009, I wrote, “House of the Devil looks great and builds suspense brilliantly, but its climax is so disappointing it’s not surprising that it never received a wider release.” Strangely, with director Ti West’s follow-up, the reverse is true: The Innkeepers has an adequate climax, but its buildup is horrendously boring.

The Innkeepers is plagued by many things, the least worrisome of which is the ghost that haunts the hotel. The characters are more annoying that interesting; Claire is wholly unremarkable; her coworker has potential, but lacks an arc; And Kelly McGillis… she brings nothing to the production. The movie takes forever to get going; by the time it does kick into gear, it’s over. Nothing happens for over 90% the movie, which leaves little to be scary. And when the ghosts do start to make an appearance, they look like cardboard characters, immobile and as threatening as a high school student working at a Halloween haunted house.

Actually, I’ve been scared in haunted houses at Halloween, so scratch that.

The Innkeepers is a largely unsatisfying horror thriller that lacks scares, compelling characters or even a fully realized story. Ti West needs to change his formula soon, because it isn’t working.

You have heard of Aamir Khan boycotting award events and you also know of Emraan Hashmi calling them political and framed. Undoubtedly, they will not be attending any award ceremony this year. But here is a rather latest Bollywood Gossip that you mustn’t have heard, the entire team of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara has decided to stay away from award functions barring Katrina Kaif who definitely has already been paid to perform at the events. But for some strange reason, Abhay Deol is completely unaware of this massive boycott.

First let us tell you, why the team decided to excuse themselves from the award functions. Sanjay Gupta, filmmaker of Kaante, claimed that since Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a rip off of Hollywood film Fandango; it should not be put in the solo awards category. This apparently didn’t go down well with the makers of the film and as a mark of protest they have decided to stay away. Strangely enough, this comes from a man who takes pride in ripping off Hollywood films so sincerely that he doesn’t even use originality in the dialogues. FYI Mr. Gupta, Kaante was a scene by scene copy of ‘Reservoir Dogs’ yet it was nominated in every big category.

Now, coming to the Dev D actor, Abhay Deol, when recently the actor was asked to comment on the boycott, Abhay seemed absolutely puzzled. He said that he doesn’t know about the boycott. Moreover, it doesn’t matter to him as he anyway doesn’t like going to award ceremonies as they are big shams. They are all made up and there is politics behind these awards. There is an urge to please all. Well, if people will keep losing faith in Bollywood award ceremonies and join the Aamir gang, there will be time when actors will be paid not just to perform on stage but also attend the ceremonies. Guess it’s about time the awards honour the best and not the most powerful.

Headhunters is a pulse-pounding nonstop action thrill ride with plenty of intrigue thrown in. The middle 45 minutes of this film is by far the most fun I’ve had at the movies all year.

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum delivers a film that is nuanced and complex, much like one of my personal favorites, The Game. Yet while that film utilizes a slow build, Headhunters has a fairly brief lead-in followed by an insane cat-and-mouse chase sequence that is sure to make you smile. Look for Tyldum to make a big splash on the American film scene in the years to come. His sleek stylish aesthetic seems perfectly built for some of the more elevated studio fare.

The film’s two leads Aksel Hennie (Roger Brown) and Nicolaj Coster-Waldau (Clas Greve), both huge stars in their native countries (Norway and Denmark respectively), are superb here. Clas is charming in a Bond kind of way, or perhaps more appropriately, a Patrick Bateman kind of way – a master manipulator whose good looks are only equaled by his complete absence of emotion.

Aksel plays his counterpart perfectly – a smart, weasel of a man, who is shocked to meet a man more impressive than himself. But while Clas’s faux emotions are all surface, Roger’s we discover are quite genuine, but just hidden a little deeper.

Headhunters features a slew of incredibly entertaining moments, most notably the outhouse scene. Thankfully, Tyldum doesn’t overlook the quiet moments that make films like this great.

The film’s only lesser element is the strength of the final act when the tides turn between the two men. While satisfying in many ways, it does feel a tad too convenient and the intensity from the middle section of the film dissipates slightly.

But really, who cares. This is one of the few must-see films of the year so far. And of course you won’t have long to wait until the American remake; Summit is already working on it. And with Summit in the mix, we can only cross our fingers for another Lautner/Pattinson showdown – please say it isn’t so!

Ah, babysitter movies. Pillow fights, sexy vixens in underwear and crazy adventures. Or Jonah Hill. And not even post-weight-loss Jonah Hill either. Very disappointing. In the new ridiculously unfunny The Sitter, Hill plays Noah, a college student who does nothing but hang out at his mother’s house. He is talked into babysitting three children for the evening, but what should be a simple night turns into something much more as he sets out to buy drugs for his girlfriend so she’ll have sex with him. The things we do for love. Or sex. Or entertaining an audience.

Pitting Hill against three children and throwing in drug dealers, wannabe gang bangers and more seems like a recipe for success, but the filmmakers do everything in their power to make the audience laugh as little as possible. In that regard, they do succeed, because The Sitter is one of the worst comedies to come along in a long time.

Well, since Your Highness, which was also directed by David Gordon Green (whose Pineapple Express is looking more and more like a fluke with every passing second). At least Your Highness, as nauseatingly bad as it was, was absurdly ridiculous.

The Sitter, written by first timers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, shuffles from one meaningless scene to the next without regard for comedic timing or entertainment value. Hill shows none of the flair he’s put on display in his other movies, probably because he realized early on just what a disaster The Sitter was going to be. The filmmakers try to paint the child stars as colorful characters, but fail miserably. The little girl likes to wear too much makeup and tries to be a brat, but after her first scene she fades into nothingness. Her brother isn’t remotely interesting, and their adopted sibling Rodrigo likes to blow things up but otherwise is useless. Meanwhile, the African-American characters all talk and act like gangbangers even though they aren’t, because apparently all African-Americans want to be gangbangers. Thank God they’re tough enough to save Noah from a real drug dealer (played by Sam Rockwell) when he gets into a jam.

More disconcerting is that the movie hints at more serious subplots that just don’t work in a silly R-rated comedy such as this. A scene where Noah confronts his dad, who abandoned him for his babysitter and started a new family, seems ripped out of an entirely different movie. The two white children (the adopted Latin kid who likes blowing up toilets isn’t worth a devoted subplot, apparently) both have strangely serious back stories as well. The filmmakers don’t spend time dwelling on them, however, which begs the question: what’s the point?

Ultimately, though, The Sitter just isn’t funny. It’s about as big of a comedic misfire as it could be. And there are no pillow fights or scantily clad babysitters, just Jonah Hill wandering around getting into trouble.

Five horny college students go to a cabin in the woods. You know what happens next. Or not. A perfect example of don’t judge a book by its cover, or a movie by its trailer, The Cabin in the Woods is one of the most entertaining, strange, absurdly awesome horror movies to hit theaters in the history of cinema. It has its scares, but it’s also hilarious, and most importantly, it is completely unpredictable in all the right ways.

To delve into the plot would ruin this gem of a movie, which has to be seen to be understood. I rarely walk out of a theater bubbling with excitement, let alone the urge to immediately watch the movie again, but The Cabin in the Woods offers just such an experience. It’s incredible it sat on the shelf for three years, but better late than never.

Rather than draw this review out, I’ll cut it short and leave you with this: go see The Cabin in the Woods now. Like right now. Like get-up-from-what-you’re-doing-even-if-you’re-at-church-or-watching-your-grandchildren-or-watching-a-baseball-game now. Now*.

*That means right now.

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Hopefully you’re ready to catch Bieber fever… or some other frightening disease, because I shudder that the week’s top offering is also the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

1) I’m talking about Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – and tweens the world over swoon! Hey, I appreciate that he can make a joke at his own expense and he wasn’t so bad on his guest CSI stint (even if he was “a brat”) but there is no way in the nine hells you’re ever going to get me to sit down and watch this one. Screaming fans and lonely adults can have their fill. I’ll stay far away from this one.

2) One movie that I would be interested to see is Blue Valentine. This is a serious drama and I think that Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling look excellent in their roles. With the big stink over the ratings, it only piqued my interest even more.

3) The other big release for the week is the romantic comedy No Strings Attached. The draw of Natalie Portman can’t outweigh my disdain for Ashton Kutcher. This is an odd pairing and while it doesn’t look like it would be the worst rom-com ever, I really have no interest in this one.

4-5) Two foreign films round out my top five. First up is the French animated film The Illusionist. It’s from the same director as The Triplets of Bellville, a films I enjoyed, and this looks to be another visual treat. The second film is the Korean film I Saw the Devil. It’s a revenge drama with plenty of violence but heavy emotional impact. I just hope it can match up with my favorite revenge drama of all time Oldboy – if it can approach that mark, I will be satisfied.

On the Blu-Ray front, some classic action is up first with the release of Some Like It Hot. The classic comedy featuring some of the finest cross-dressing (not to mention one of the greatest lines in movie history) is actually a film that deserves to be upgraded. There are also a slew of late 80s to mid-90s middle-of-the-road films – the “best” of which look to be V.I. Warshawski and Another Stakeout, but they are cheap, so if you want to broaden your movie collection, may as well take the low-cost upgrade now.

I really don’t agree with the reviewers note on the electric car. I truthfully think technology has come a long way and this is something new and different.

People need to actually try out the car and get a feel for it themselves before actually giving their feedback on it. The electric car is the best thing that they have made yet and the assurance auto is actually more affordable than others think. I like the thought of it. It is something new and different, and if I had the chance to purchase the vehicle I will.

The money is way worth it than actually having to keep putting gas in your car with the way rising gas prices are today. If you want to know something more about the car that they may not list, why not go to the dealer and get a peek and feel for yourself. You can then ask all of the many questions that you may have about the car.

If you are not liking what you hear, then do not purchase it. If you like what you hear and want to try something new, purchase it.
I think that whoevers idea of making such a great car like this was, did a fantastic job of convincing. No matter what critics have to say about it, it still sounds like it is a good car to me. A movie doesn’t really do anything for me. I like to get the feel of it in person. I like to get out there and actually ask questions myself in person.

Overall, this didn’t change what I think about the new electric car. It is still a great car in my eyes regardless of what a movie, or one critic has to say about it. Job well done to the latest technology is cars today!