The Wackness
10 August, 2008
Essentially, this is the new Garden State, with better music and no Manic Pixie Dream Girl. I mostly saw it because I wanted to be creeped out by Ben Kingsley making out with Mary-Kate Olsen. Which did happen, but was not particularly creepy. It actually kind of made sense. And with her utter lack of talent, she’s going to have to find someone older and wiser to take care of her, because pretty soon people are going to stop paying for the novelty of having her around.
Maybe she should make out with Bob Saget. That would be creepy.
Anyhow. The film was enjoyable and cotton-candy light, without the sugarsick afterwards. Not bad, really. And Kingsley was having the time of his life, which was great to watch.
