Another hot day, another bout of movies while we stayed home and kept our cool. I suspect today could be similar; high of 36 degrees (!); with the humidity it’ll probably feel like the mid-40s. Bleh.

Pretty Persuasion (imdb | rotten tomatoes) had all kinds of potential, but mostly just stayed bland for 100 minutes. There was the occasional biting truth or social insight, but it was muddied by my complete lack of belief in the main character. Evan Rachel Wood’s a good actress, but I just didn’t buy her character Kimberly. When I read the description of this movie I was hoping for something as good as Saved!; alas…

Broken Flowers (imdb | rotten tomatoes), on the other hand, was excellent. I like Jim Jarmusch’s films (this was more accessible than his usual work) and I love Bill Murray, so it was hard to go wrong. Murray’s interactions with his neighbour were hilarious, and his reunions — anywhere from mildly awkward to downright painful — with his exes were classic little character sketches. Highly recommended.

[tags]pretty persuasion, broken flowers[/tags]