The writer’s strike has made movie goers of us all.  Last night couldn’t get into Salt and Pepper Mexican Restaurante (lined up out the door busy), so caught the movie early and had a salty popcorn dinner instead.  Good movie, great actors.  I was very surprised at the weight Jacky has gained, actually, but I suppose he’s getting up there in age so he can have an extra donut once in awhile.  When they were shaving his head, I was reminded of one of my favourite movies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, when he gets his lobotomy and whaddja know?  He ends up getting brain surgery!  No spoilers, folks, this is all within the first 10 minutes.

Morgan Freeman is great, as always.  I love the comment Nicholson makes about his freckles, “Have you always had those freckles?”  Mr. Freeman needs to get some new teeth, though.  He probably has one of those dentists that says it’s best if you keep your own teeth as long as you can.  Mr. Freeman, with all respect, I think you had better get those puppies yanked and get some loverly straight dentures.

About the movie!  It was great, very funny!  It even had a sad part at the end, of course, and I’m sure you can suppose what that might be given the subject of the movie.  Lots of green screen, whoo!  Suppose it would cost far too much to travel to every location plus some that you see in the commercial.  At times it was overpowering and/or corny.  Favourite scene:  the car race, or Jack doing his thing he does with his eyebrows.  Least favourite:  Jack in a hearing up at the front of the film in a crazy button-up sweater.  Call me shallow but did they pull that sweater off some poor homeless man?

Rotten Tomatoes only has this one at 42% currently.  I would give it at least 70%…but what do I know, I was evaluating their teeth, weight and clothing.