And you guys couldn't rip him out of the picture, like the tattered yearbook scraps of a broken high school relationship?  Or squiggled pen over his face and writing "gross" in the margins?

Or Franka Potente in the aforementioned "Lola."

Or Franka Potente in the aforementioned "Lola."

That's like saying the Star Wars prequels sucked because Lucas's daughter had the flu.

That's like saying the Star Wars prequels sucked because Lucas's daughter had the flu.

We have drones for that these days…NOW WITH FREE AMERICAN CITIZEN TARGETS

We have drones for that these days…NOW WITH FREE AMERICAN CITIZEN TARGETS

I see…Russia….green…three people….I immediately think "Stalker."

I see…Russia….green…three people….I immediately think "Stalker."

How…uh…Randian does this end up being?  From the sounds of it, it's another classic libertarian reach-around, like much of the Wachowski's films.

How…uh…Randian does this end up being?  From the sounds of it, it's another classic libertarian reach-around, like much of the Wachowski's films.

I know it's a surfing movie, but damn, from the picture it just reeks of a bareback bro-bath for 2 hours.

I know it's a surfing movie, but damn, from the picture it just reeks of a bareback bro-bath for 2 hours.

I'm more skeptical about this film than probably any others this season, but good on Lana for braving the public storm and being an open transgendered/feminist role model as a - largely - uncompromising artist playing chicken with the studio system.

I'm more skeptical about this film than probably any others this season, but good on Lana for braving the public storm and being an open transgendered/feminist role model as a - largely - uncompromising artist playing chicken with the studio system.

John Holmes.

John Holmes.

The catch?  They're performing emergency open-heart surgery on the kid!

The catch?  They're performing emergency open-heart surgery on the kid!

I generally have a pop-music caveat I apply in these cases, incidentally called "Taylor Swift syndrome": really catchy melodies/hooks, terrible lyrics. Her songs are an enjoyable, in-the-moment listen, until you pause to really listen and think about what she's saying and then want to force her to read about early…