The Man Who Knew Too Little


The Man Who Knew Too Little. Jon Amiel. 1997.

I am super-drunk and I’ve been awake for at least eighteen hours, so don’t listen to anything I’m typing.

But I’m really entertained by this movie. I mean, it’s Bill Murray doing Bill Murray stuff! He’s Bill Murray!

It’s so silly! I didn’t know these kinds of movies in the 90s! It’s so 80s! In my severely reduced state, I found this to be a really entertaining movie.

I think for what it is, it’s quite good. But I can see that non-drunk people would find this a bit on the non-exciting side, especially in the last third.

4 Aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle

4 Aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle. Éric Rohmer. 1987.

As always with Rohmer, I love each individual scene, but as is sometimes the case, I don’t quite know how I feel about the movie as a whole.

But the scenes are really interesting. I particularly like the conversation about morality and stuff (OK, I’m really drunk). But the one playing the part of the country girl doesn’t seem that convincing.

But I love watching this! Even if it might be too complimacated for my brainz at the moment.

Everything is beautiful.

Zelig

Zelig. Woody Allen. 1983.

OK, looking at Allen’s career:

Allen did a couple of less-funny movies after a series of smash hits ending in Annie Hall, and this is his first pure comedy movie after that excursion? Is that correct?

Anyway, it’s a pretty odd movie: It’s a mockumentary that mixes real documentary footage with new shots aping the style of the 30s about the subject matter.

I remember not particularly liking this when I saw it in the 80s, and I found it even less engrossing now. It’s just not… funny.