Catch and Release

I once again find myself writing this as I watch another movie. This time, it's The Breach starring Ryan Phillipe. Perhaps I'll throw in some updates like I did from Hills Have Eyes 2. On to the show. . . .

Yes, Jennifer Garner looks like an alien. Yes, I am traditionally not a huge Kevin Smith fan.

Despite this, I found this film to be extraordinary. I expected a basic romantic comedy with tolerable acting, a story that didn't piss me off, all the standard trappings of a Hugh Grant movie without Hugh Grant. What I got was . . . basically that, but it had enough quirks and a lot of that human awkwardness that I so dearly enjoy. Jennifer Garner was at her 13 Going On 30 best, and the porn dude from Girl Next Door manages to pull off the role as well. The story was a strange one. They almost force you to hate the Girl Next Door guy right off the bat, so you spend the majority of the movie kind of confused as to whether or not you should support this romance. Throw in a dash of suicide, a conniving mother-in-law, an ADHD kid that you just want to frickin' slap, Juliette Lewis as a zen-obsessed massage therapist, and the sound of a nice guy's heart breaking. All around an enjoyable film.


**UPDATE**
Gary Cole of Harvey Birdman and Office Space fame seems to play a small role in this movie. TRIVIA!


I don't know if I can say this without spontaneously bursting into flame, but Kevin Smith really made the movie for me. I don't know if this means I enjoy Kevin Smith or what. I'm kind of at a strange time in my life right now, just trying to figure everything out. It's all so confusing. Perhaps I simply hate the thought of Jay and Silent Bob. Maybe that's it. I -do- know that I hate Jay with a fiery passion.


**UPDATE**
I'm not sure what this guy's name is (the gay soldier father from American Beauty), but he is a phenomenal actor. Ryan Phillipe is not, but hey, we can't win every time. We don't really lose in this case, but coasting by is far less fun than going 200 mph in some fire red Lambo. This seems like a movie I will not hate, but I will not love. I think I'll like it more than I'll dislike it, whatever the hell that means. If you liked The Good Sheppard, The Insider, or perhaps any of the Bourne movies, give it a look-see.