Fun with lack of enunciation:

…favorite movie with a G rating?  More favored than BABE?  2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY?

…favorite movie with a G rating?  More favored than BABE?  2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY?

"That's right, George!  So how is he supposed to sit down if he can't move!?"

"That's right, George!  So how is he supposed to sit down if he can't move!?"

Jobim avatar?  Nice.

Jobim avatar?  Nice.

That was the main one I was looking for.  Maybe the best screwball comedy ever, maybe, maybe.  (This from a guy who loves most of Preston Sturges' work.) So deft.

That was the main one I was looking for.  Maybe the best screwball comedy ever, maybe, maybe.  (This from a guy who loves most of Preston Sturges' work.) So deft.

@robinm Agreed.

@robinm Agreed.

I think Joel is a fine tunesmith, and there are songs up his I truly like (several on this album).  But he's also got a nasty misogynistic streak that shows up now and again in a very adolescent way.  His stabs at depth or poignancy also often come off as pretty stunted.  Not sure he really ever got past, say, 14 or…

I think Joel is a fine tunesmith, and there are songs up his I truly like (several on this album).  But he's also got a nasty misogynistic streak that shows up now and again in a very adolescent way.  His stabs at depth or poignancy also often come off as pretty stunted.  Not sure he really ever got past, say, 14 or…

I'm kinda stunned that the performance isn't listed here, even if it is a supporting role.  It's my favorite role she ever played.

I'm kinda stunned that the performance isn't listed here, even if it is a supporting role.  It's my favorite role she ever played.

Yeah… I thought I'd read that at AV Club before.  I started using the illustration a lot, though.

Yeah… I thought I'd read that at AV Club before.  I started using the illustration a lot, though.

I saw it opening weekend and thought it was really poor.   I think I left with about 15 minutes to go: No emotional investment whatsoever.

I saw it opening weekend and thought it was really poor.   I think I left with about 15 minutes to go: No emotional investment whatsoever.

I saw ARGO earlier today.  Terrific movie.  I think GONE BABY GONE is richer, but this is tighter and pretty much works like a Swiss watch, which is arguably a greater directorial achievement.  It's a fairly direct descendent of DOG DAY AFTERNOON, though not as character-rich.  B+/A- is just about right.  I never even…