I'm sure we've read enough bad reviews for this movie, so I'm gonna give everyone a little variety. It's time like these I feel sorry for movie critics. People always complain that they take movies too seriously, and they gotta learn to have fun at the movies.
I've heard more regular audience members b*tch about this movie than professional critics. As a matter of fact, Richard Roeper gave it a thumbs up! He knew how to have fun with the movie!
I'm proud to have "3000 Miles" as part of my DVD collection, because it's one of those great guilty-pleasure popcorn flicks. You can attack it on so many levels, artistically. Its director, Demian Lichtenstein, is a first-time director, only having directed music videos in the past. So the whole film plays out like a music video, with nonstop use of quick cutting. But in a bizarre way it works, considering the film's lightning-fast pace. The story at times makes no sense. The music (going back to the director's history in making videos) seems to upstage the action in many circumstances. Nevertheless, I love the music in this movie, whether or not the songs fit the tone of each scene.
Yes, Kevin Costner's performance is overstated, to say the least. Who cares? This ain't "Remains of the Day." This is a comic-book-style action movie meant to entertain and entertain only. His character is almost like a comic book villain. He's not meant to have a human side. And Costner's performance was perfect in the context of the character, and he seemed to be having tons of fun. When you have the joy of performance, you don't need much else. I always love seeing Kurt Russell. The rest of the actors, except for Kevin Pollak and Thomas Haden-Church, give decent but throwaway performances.
One complaint about this movie was the endangering of children during several scenes. There's one thing people forgot to throw in: Kevin Costner's THE VILLAIN! His violence against children works within the context of the character; it's not in any way exploiting it. If that's the case, we can blame "The Silence of the Lambs" for exploiting cannabilism. Admittedly, Costner's character did have some cool elements to him, but not in a way that you want to be just like him and start hurting children.
There's some real cool lines of dialogue, which I enjoy reciting on a regular basis. Overall, it's not an art film by any means, but it makes damn fine entertainment! As long as you set aside all pretentions, you should enjoy this movie. But it's still a matter of taste. Just don't speak out against the film 'cause you want to be part of the bandwagon.
My score: 7 (out of 10)
I've heard more regular audience members b*tch about this movie than professional critics. As a matter of fact, Richard Roeper gave it a thumbs up! He knew how to have fun with the movie!
I'm proud to have "3000 Miles" as part of my DVD collection, because it's one of those great guilty-pleasure popcorn flicks. You can attack it on so many levels, artistically. Its director, Demian Lichtenstein, is a first-time director, only having directed music videos in the past. So the whole film plays out like a music video, with nonstop use of quick cutting. But in a bizarre way it works, considering the film's lightning-fast pace. The story at times makes no sense. The music (going back to the director's history in making videos) seems to upstage the action in many circumstances. Nevertheless, I love the music in this movie, whether or not the songs fit the tone of each scene.
Yes, Kevin Costner's performance is overstated, to say the least. Who cares? This ain't "Remains of the Day." This is a comic-book-style action movie meant to entertain and entertain only. His character is almost like a comic book villain. He's not meant to have a human side. And Costner's performance was perfect in the context of the character, and he seemed to be having tons of fun. When you have the joy of performance, you don't need much else. I always love seeing Kurt Russell. The rest of the actors, except for Kevin Pollak and Thomas Haden-Church, give decent but throwaway performances.
One complaint about this movie was the endangering of children during several scenes. There's one thing people forgot to throw in: Kevin Costner's THE VILLAIN! His violence against children works within the context of the character; it's not in any way exploiting it. If that's the case, we can blame "The Silence of the Lambs" for exploiting cannabilism. Admittedly, Costner's character did have some cool elements to him, but not in a way that you want to be just like him and start hurting children.
There's some real cool lines of dialogue, which I enjoy reciting on a regular basis. Overall, it's not an art film by any means, but it makes damn fine entertainment! As long as you set aside all pretentions, you should enjoy this movie. But it's still a matter of taste. Just don't speak out against the film 'cause you want to be part of the bandwagon.
My score: 7 (out of 10)