A mild movie weekend in my opinion, but they were good ones in my opinion!
First up, a few friends and I went to see thriller, The Intruder. The film stars Dennis Quaid as the titular intruder, Charlie, after he sells his family home to a young couple, Scott and Annie, wanting to move to the country to start a family. I should say that Annie is really pumped about moving into this old home…Scott, not so much. And it doesn’t help that Charlie just randomly shows up A LOT. Even though he’s “moving to Florida.”
With the help of his buddy, Scott finds out some unsavory things about Charlie, like how his construction business went defunct, he was in a crap-load of debt, and killed his wife! Unfortunately, he doesn’t figure all this out in time, and poor sweet Annie finds Charlie’s creepy hideout under the house. Charlie very forcefully tells Annie he wants to start over in that house with her. Some very disturbing and almost comical behavior follows, but luckily Scott shows up and kills Charlie just in time. It was a mix of Open House and Disturbia for me, and it also paid some homage to classics like Psycho and The Shining which I enjoyed! I say wait and rent it.
Right off the heels of The Intruder, I went to go see Long Shot, which I have been eagerly anticipating way back since it was going to be called Flarsky (a better title in my opinion). This film follows Charlotte Field, Secretary of State, and her quest to becoming a presidential candidate (I’d love Charlize Theron for president!). She lacks a little bit of public relatability, so in comes Fred Flarsky, former classmate and journalist to punch up her speeches. Charlotte’s colleagues don’t like the idea, but the two end up bonding until their relationship becomes romantic.
My favorite scene in the film is after a long night of partying, Charlotte, still high, must talk down a hostage situation. It’s comedy gold. Also, the biggest scene-stealer, hands down, is O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Fred’s best bud, Lance. Hysterical. While the film has a lot of laughs, there are plenty of genuine moments, which makes this an excellent romantic comedy. Go see it!
Finally, I gave Netflix’s teen romantic comedy, The Last Summer, a go, and it was not the follow-up film I should have watched after Long Shot. It was fine. Absolutely nothing outstanding, except that teens in Chicago live really glamorous lives apparently. Plenty of young, good-looking talent (always rooting for my Teen Wolf heartthrob, Tyler Posey), but the story lines were almost cringy. I’d say pass. There are plenty of other good movies on Netflix that you could spend your time watching.