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Sometimes. I recently saw Old School which I thought was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a couple of years. What I didn't like about it was the overkill of plots. I won't spoil the storylines (not that it would matter), but two have to do with relationships experienced by two of the leads. I didn't care if GUY #1 worked things out with his lady and I didn't care if GUY #2 found a new girl. I knew how both would be resolved anyway. So did everyone in the theater. And there were a couple other subplots that just sort of laid there waiting to be resolved.
It was all these subplots that slowed down the flick both storywise and laughwise.
Old School is a genuinely funny, clever movie that's bogged down with too much plot. I understand why they needed the different storylines. They had to release a full length movie. Without the subplots they would've had a 60 minute product which, of course, is too short. I'm not even saying they padded the movie. I'm guessing that the writers and director (who was one of the writers) knew they had a one joke plot (which was just fine) but they had a hard time figuring out how to extend it. Been there. Done that.
So they came up with individual storylines for the protagnoists. Fine. But my thesis is that in doing so, they deflated the finished product.
The movie is a hit. It had a respectable opening weekend and will probably gross $80 million before it leaves the theaters, which isn't too shabby.
But I wonder if they had a little less plot they wouldn't done even better.
Let me again say, I loved the movie. I haven't laughed so hard in a couple of years. I just wish I could've laughed more and not looked at my watch during the subplot scenes.
Go check it out. See what I mean. |
