The Silver Bullet ~ Trainwreck

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Synopsis: Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s head by her rascal of a dad that monogamy isn’t realistic. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she’s writing, Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, might be on to something

Release Date:  July 17, 2015

Thoughts: There’s little love lost between me and director Judd Apatow.  Though he’s got a better track record as a producer, in my book his directorial efforts are long, languid, lugubrious, and lame.  Sure, his first few films had a certain freshness to them but by the time we got around to the seriously dreadful This is 40 I literally threw my hands up in exasperation at Apatow’s inability to deliver a movie with true insight or a running length of less than two hours.

With any luck, Apatow is merely the silent conductor on writer/star Amy Schumer’s (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) comedy train.   The raunchy comedienne would seem to be a natural fit with Apatow’s style but I’d hope she insisted on bringing in an editor to keep the film as compact as possible.  Sadly, I’m not inspired by the overly long trailer or a stream of cameos by famous faces not known for their acting chops.  Still, check out Tilda Swinton (Only Lovers Left Alive)…with her modern feminine look the actress shows again that she’s operating outside the expected.

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