Film:
Stranger than Fiction

Quick Summary: The Accidental Tourist with videographic steroids.

High Points: When Will sings the song and Ann Pascal jumps in his arms. When the writer Emma gets the phone call from Harold as soon as she types it on the page. When the bulldozer suddenly chomps into his room. There are at least a dozen more.

Filmic Notes: The computer-laced graphic overlays done very well and not overdone. The plot/writing great. Casting near perfect. Queen Latifah not the best choice, but probably an industry payola part. But better her than Whoopi Goldberg.


Film:
Venus

Quick Summary: Cinematographically beautiful artistic rendition of the dying sentimental foray by an old man into the flower of youth he is losing.

High Points: When O'Toole speaks with Jodie Whittaker alone about what he likes about her and becomes completely transparent. When Jessie/Venus (Whittaker) is in the bath and she relays her sad story, the truth, and OToole quotes poetry through the door while she listens on. When the old farts get in a fight in the restaurant. When O'Toole delivers his goodbye speech to Vanessa Redgrave at the dinner table.