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Thanks to jawbreakers , I saw Edison.
My review is behind the cut. Be prepared for spoilers.
This is the one question I was asking throughout the entire movie, a movie that started with a really good premise. City was at its knees due to crime, so they develop an elite crime-fighting unit to put crime under control. Makes sense. With our wonderful government, it's pretty believable. Lots of guns, guys with big egos, good stuff. But someone has to get out of control and go a little too far, and then try to cover it up, so a nosy reporter is supposed to uncover all kinds of illegal networking, starting from the bottom and going all the way to the city's government. It's supposed to be based on a true story in Edison New Jersey. Great. This is where the questions begin. Why doesn't Josh know that his boss won a Pulitzer? Why doesn't he even know how to put together and research a story? Why is the character 'warned' so early into the film? Why is that filmed in such a fashion that viewers can't tell who is who and it's not even captured in a manner that makes you care or feel badly? Why does Josh, who's a kid and supposed to be clueless about the violent side of life, suddenly know how to fire a gun and change the magazine? Why is Justin's voice so damn high? Why did the writers kill the only character that could engage the audience? Why is Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey even in this movie? Why does Justin look terrified of Freeman? Why does Deed drive around with a FLAME THROWER in his car? Why did Josh's girlfriend flop into a coma, then just miraculously recover? Why does she say "You're great sex? Why am I the only one that noticed that when JT was riding away from the car he just blew up, he looked back and didn't have a hat on, then when they cut to him looking forward, he did? Why was the ending so fucking anticlimatic? Why did Josh have time to go to Deed's wedding, but not visit his girl in the hospital? Just why all around.
The movie is so bad that the acting can't really be judged. Justin did what they told him. He seems green and if he'd work on his voice, the highness and the diction, he'd be fine. Some things he did really well. Others, he didn't. For all involved, it's better that this movie never be released. It's just painful. I wish I could have watched it with Dylan, so we could laugh until we were covered in tears and just have fun with it. Now, it's just making my uptight self mad.
I've made rants about this before, but it's just increasing, I think. Justin's voice is high in the movie. Everyone knows this. It was apparent in the clips we saw. It's not exactly a new thing. But we're not supposed to say it! Nothing semi-critical ever. It's love Justin always or you're evil and going to hell. I don't. I didn't like the Peapod performance. I didn't like his shirt. He sounds like Mickey Mouse in the movie, and fairly girly, but that's evil and wrong and bad. The same happens when reporters report something that isn't overly glowing for Justin. People want to email them and show them all the praise Justin gets and tell these people they're wrong. WHY? Good lord, lighten the fuck up. Not everyone is going to love what he does. He's HUMAN. Although it seems like he's spent the past decade doing everything perfectly, he flubs just like the rest of us. It's natural not to like everything someone does. I guess I'm just not so blinded anymore. I used to be, and it was romantic and dreamy and perfect. But I'm not 17 anymore. I see the world for what it is more than I want to admit. And yes. No one is perfect. It's just getting to ridiculous levels and it's not fun anymore. We, as fans, were spoiled with his success. Justin did everything we could possibly imagine and then some. I know it might not be the same way around this time and that's okay.
Speaking for fun, I'm watching the Olympics, and realize how long it's been since I've had an adrenaline high. I haven't really in years and it's what I desperately need. A concert, sex, exercising, fear, SOMETHING. It's been a tough month or so with a lot of tears and a lot of work and a lot of frustration. I just need to have some FUN before my head pops off. Seriously.
Bleh. I'm going to eat som alfredo!