Posted on 01/17/2010 2:01:47 PM PST by ct_libertarian
The other day a guy I work with sent me an email. Attached to it was a flowchart. It was titled, “How To Make A Michael Cera Movie”. Not surprisingly, despite the sarcasm, it was pretty accurate. Which is really kind of sad. If you're going to make a movie about youth rebellion, you might want to start by tossing out any movie formula.
However, I don't think that this is a consideration when you cast Michael Cera. Nothing against him personally, but, after “Superbad”, “Juno”, and “Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist”, it is becoming apparent that he is just another one of Hollywood's next generation of one trick ponies. Dress the pony up a little differently, change the set and the music, and lead him out for his performance. It works for bit, and then people start doing sarcastic flowcharts.
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More indication of the shallow hollowness that is Hollywood.
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