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Honey (2003)

If only they had remembered to include a plot...

[4 December 2003]

This movie, if the director had cut out all of the acting and concentrated on 90 minutes of music videos, it would be immensley more entertaining. Ms. Alba was at the screening I attended and admitted she did not know how to dance prior to being signed for the movie. This was very evident in the movie when she was surrounded by actual dancers. The plot was extremely contrived and is full of ethnic stereotypes. From the evil Black drug dealer to the rich White yuppie drug buyer. Interestingly enough, Ms. Alba's Hispanic roots are completely ignored, perhaps to escape any comparison to Jennifer Lopes as she repeatedly stumbles over the ethnic slang that predominates the dialog. The screen play could have used a little bit more humor to counter balance the sometimes dark subject matter. The ending made little sense and reminded me of a scene from "The Brady Bunch" as they had to put on the 'Big Show' to raise money.

The Interview (I) (2000)

- Bad Dream -

[21 October 2002]

Paintings...guys in masks...blood...eerie music...the only thing missing is any sembalence of a plot, oh hell even a hint of a story line would have been appreciated. But don't let a small thing like that keep you from enjoying this romp through Ramzi's subconcious.