The first film this week has been described by critics as this year's Napoleon Dynamite. That seems like a fair comparison, although I think I enjoyed Hamlet 2 a bit more. However, just like Napoleon Dynamite, Hamlet 2 seems to be the most fun when you're quoting and talking about it with friends. Hamlet 2 had several smaller parts that I enjoyed more than the film as a whole. I really liked Catherine Keener's dialogue. She was just so sarcastic. I loved that Elisabeth Shue played herself as a nurse and wore her nurse outfit in every scene (except for the last), even if the scene was no where near a hospital. A nice touch was also the presence of David Arquette. That made for some good laughs simply because it was so absurd that he was there (he was some nice eye candy though). And I enjoyed how inappropriate the film was at times, plus some of the songs in the play are just plain catchy. But as a whole, this one kinda fell right down the middle for me.
Traitor I liked a lot more as a whole. This is that rare film that comes around once or twice a year that's just a really smart and entertaining adult film. No gratuitous explosions or pervasive strong language, just good solid acting and a great story. Don Cheadle was great as always and I really enjoyed Guy Pearce's performance here too.
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