Boz
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Post by Boz on Jan 22, 2007 2:42:40 GMT
The Squid and the Whale (2005/Baumbach)Originally Written 6/20/06A solid little piece of nostalgic cinema. While there are some glaring anachronisms, I did enjoy the mid 80's setting. Jeff Daniels was great as the self-indulgent New York uber-elitist, as was (surprisingly) William Baldwin in a role seemingly tailor made for him. I've never been a big Laura Linney fan but she succeeded in at least not annoying me. Overall I enjoyed the ultra-casual approach Baumbach took to filming this. It holds that nice childish simplicity quality, reminded me of Napolean Dynamite, especially with the acoustic guitar score.
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