tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post4190898190715475106..comments2023-06-03T07:55:31.975-04:00Comments on The Subway Rambler (Online): BabelDave Koppermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-72384780047420813172007-09-17T14:49:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:49:00.000-04:00Oh, this was the same guy who did "21 Grams?" I d...Oh, this was the same guy who did "21 Grams?" I didn't see that, because Sean Penn kind of equals "earnest bullshit" in my movie lexicon.<BR/><BR/>I don't know. It's possible to make a film drama that isn't also slow and boring, but this guy obviously doesn't agree. <BR/><BR/>What's amazing about "Babel" is that if you turned it just one click further, it would have been an over-the-top farce on the level of "Anchorman," given how many completely unlikely occurrences were deemed necessary by the script to set the story in motion.<BR/><BR/>D.Dave Koppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292071349686573917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457411005352662997.post-67905481311204490802007-09-17T14:17:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:17:00.000-04:00Yeah, "21 Grams" was a big headcold of pretension ...Yeah, "21 Grams" was a big headcold of pretension as well. And I actually paid to see that in a theater. Think I'll skip this one entirely...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411375926696127093noreply@blogger.com