HOP - The Rum Diary and In Time

This was a horrible hop.  So bad that I was seriously considering not blogging about it and wiping the experience from my memory.  But then again the popcorn and Junior Mints tasted good, so not all was lost.

THE RUM DIARY - Boring.  Pointless.  Slow.  What was the genre of this film?  There was nothing dramatic about it, nothing scary, nothing adventuresome or magical.  There was a "love interest" but nothing that would count as romance, and one or two brief comedic moments but Giovanni Ribisi acting as a drunk does not a comedy make.  Johnny Depp was a faint shadow of the great actor most people know and love, going through the paces without his usual energy and enthusiasm.  Here's to hoping his next Tim Burton pair-off, Dark Shadows, will revive him.

IN TIME - Ok, so I know anything starring Justin Timberlake comes with certain set (meaning low) expectations but the premise of this movie was so cool that I had to go see it regardless.  Oops.  The film took a perfectly interesting plot and made it dumb.  Timberlake's acting was uniquely below par, and Amanda Seyfried clearly thought she was on set to model, not act, choosing every available moment to strike a pose.  There was gaping plot holes, shoddy dialogue, and early deaths of any actor who had a shred of hope in saving the film.  Well, actually I am not sure anyone could have saved this wreck...