Alice Shen (aliceinpunderland)

I was told that I'd love this movie, and while I did laugh a lot, I like my spoofs to be a little deeper.

Calmly complex, inappropriately funny, delightfully pretentious, Jesse...ly Eisenberg...ian. Those are the pluses, and that's not knocking the minuses necessarily. This film captures small, disturbing moments with an objective lens, and the demons of each character allow me to accept without derision.

My only gripe is about point of view - ah yes, again. While watching, I was like, "Wow, this is effective development of four main characters," but by the end, it's clear that this is Walt's conclusion - not exactly a well-paced conclusion at that, so the filmmakers had to smack the audience over the head with a cue card displaying the oh-so-symbolic title.

But I still like the movie. Jesse Eisenberg!

Every shot is visually and aurally breathtaking. While Knightley is tolerably good, her performance isn't worth a GG nomination. The woman says "I love you" in the most unconvincing way possible. Romola Garai is even more compelling in her (at most) 20-minute part.

I love a movie that's not afraid to make fun of its own ethnic stereotypes (which are SPOT ON by the way). Sidesplittingly hysterical and oddly philosophical at times. And if you don't want to drive 4 hours to the nearest White Castle after watching this, you're dead to me. Ya hear me?! DEAD!