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6 months, and no posts. For shame.

I recently saw this Harrison Ford film, and found it to be better than I had anticipated. It’s moderately predictable, and the acting is only moderately okay. The two reasons to see the movie are as follows:

1) Mary Lynn Rajskub. She plays Ford’s secretary, and her performance is awesome. The character is perfect for her, as it’s almost like Chloe in 24, but not quite so awkward. I always had issues with guys fawning over Chloe in the show, as the character isn’t all that warm, but this character/performance breaks that mold just enough that it’s good stuff. There’s also a level of irony in her playing the secretary to the IT guy.

2) A talk with the director and Ford in the Special Features. I was doen with the movie, and wasn’t ready for bed, so I gave the features a look. As it turns out, this part was better than the movie in a few ways. It becomes apparent early on that while the director technically made this movie, he was Ford’s tool, and he knew it. They even admitted that the fight scene at the end was designed by Ford, and the set for that scene was adjusted to Ford’s wishes. Ford talks about the intention in scenes, and truly trying to get the most out of it (almost like he’s worked with Spielberg or something…) and the director admits to waking up and just going out there and doing it. Ford tries to point out that there is a school of thinking that believes in this method, but it’s obvious that he thinks the guy is a hack. HILARIOUS.