On paper Black Dynamite has all the ingredients to be an absolute crap fest; with it’s over-ripe source material and the terminally unfunny spoof-ensemble, it should come out making Date Movie look like Shakespeare, so it’s a very refreshing surprise to find an old school spoof with plenty of actually amusing gags lurking in a script that’s blessed with a modicum of wit.
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The Time Traveller’s Wife
4 CommentsAugust 24, 2009 – 12:55 pm
Robert Schwentke obviously faced a tough job adapting Niffenegger’s rich, layered novel for the screen, and while it often feels both lacking in depth and overcrowded, Hapless Time-Jumper Henry’s struggle to build a relationship with Clare, remains intact, and it’s here that the film genuinely scores points.
