Reasons to see an awful-looking movie
Theme (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) – Jon Brion
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On certain Fridays, the US population will flock into theatres to see a movie for the sole reason that it stars a certain actor, say Johnny Depp, regardless of its potentially high or low quality.
On other Fridays, a slightly smaller though still significant group will flock to a film for the sole reason that it was directed by a certain individual, again, someone like Wes Anderson, even when he puts out absolute flops.
However, this Friday I anticipate going to see a released film that looks absolutely awful (at least from its previews), that being The Other Guys, an action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. This is typically not the type of film that I’d ever have much of an interest in seeing, yet I will go, solely because one of my very favorite musician’s, Jon Brion, scored film.
I’ve often found that more times than not, a film’s score can either ruin an otherwise great film, or enhance a merely mediocre one. And while Brion probably will never again reach another cinematic high as grand as an Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind, or a Punch-Drunk Love, I’m hoping he’s still got some great film music inside of him, at least enough to redeem an otherwise cheesy-looking, hollywood-folks-have-to-feed-their-families-too film. We’ll just have to wait and see hear.