My man crush on Zach has been well documented, so you may be thinking to yourself "why should I trust this dude?" Well, the rest of the world is catching on. Check out USA Today for an article about Mr. Galifianakis. While he's not the focus of the film It's Kind of a Funny Story, I can only hope it will be his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, convincing the rest of the world he's more than a pager carrying wolfpack of one. If you don't get that joke, stop reading now and watch The Hangover. Seriously, I'll wait...
Alright, as you can see from the trailer, the movie's a look into an overstressed teen, both through internal and external forces, who ends up in a psych ward. Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum's review gives you a little more insight, and as a movie that Lawren and I were lucky enough to see in Toronto, I have to agree. I never thought I'd see the words John Hughes and psych ward drama in the same sentence, actually making sense. Throw in a score from Broken Social Scene, the protagonist Keir Gilchrist's parents played by Jim Gaffigan and Lauren Graham, Julia Roberts's niece, the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, and the scribes of Half Nelson, and how can you say no?
But that's not all we have to offer this week. How about Johnny Depp's real life wife, trying to have her pending nuptials sabotaged by a debonair Frenchmen? Keep your undergarments on ladies, Johnny Depp isn't in this movie, but Romain Duris could be a more than capable substitute. Here's the Los Angeles Times review, and the trailer.
Who says indie movies can't be fun and light-hearted?
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