That's the new Matt Damon movie that is billed kind of like a comedy. But it isn't. Except for the end, when everything comes together and you realize in retrospect how funny it really was. Half way through I turned to Denise & Phil and said, "Huh?" and they both said "Huh?" but it's one of those movies that comes together toward the end. Interesting, after it was over Denise and I both agreed we probably wouldn't recommend it, but now I have had several conversations with people who also saw it and it seems better now than right after I watched it. If that makes sense. (Kind of like the camping trip when it rains and you're miserable but somehow it looks fun 20 years later?)
Don Baumgart was bemoaning the closure of Bunce's -- a true "dive bar" if there ever was one. And Nikko Wu says that the old Didi Bai (on R&R Hwy; Himalyan food) is closing today. Too bad. Their food was good, but that's a location that's easy to forget about. Wasn't it once Chinese food?
It's very sad to read the foreclosure notices and realize you know a lot of the people. I wonder what the "new normal" will be?
It does make sense. I think the only reason I followed it well is that I'd read Kurt Eichenwald's book that it was based on. :)
Posted by: Aaron | October 01, 2009 at 08:13 AM