Maybe I’m getting old and becoming a little bit of a crabby film critic. True, I’m not even 25 yet (that comes in about a week), but for some reason the debauchery that ‘Project X’ is rife with didn’t strike me as fun or crazy, but just as stupid and boring. Even if that wasn’t an issue for me, watching a party you can’t participate in is. At a certain point, the film stops trying to tell a story or be an entertaining film and just tries to put as many random party events into an 88 minute running time as possible, logic and realism be damned. The thing is, this is supposed to be a found footage type flick, so it contradicts itself right from the start. Even without these issues, this secret movie project that Todd Phillips was so keen to make (even though he only produced it) fails on multiple levels. It’s not original, it’s not creative, it’s not funny, it’s not especially well made, and it’s just plain mean-spirited. A few random moments have their charms, but by and large there’s almost nothing to like here. Those aforementioned moments only serve to keep this from being a truly bad flick. I can’t say I hated this movie, but I really wasn’t entertained. Maybe it’s just meant for me? Whatever the case, it’s not going be getting a very kind review from me, but I’m going to be fair…
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A source revealed to me the lineup for Wednesday’s performance show of American Idol. The theme will have the guys singing Stevie Wonder, while the girls sing the tunes of the late, great Whitney Houston. Can’t confirm this is true but if it is, Erika Van Pelt gets the “pimp” spot. No word on the actual songs being sung yet. Will let you know.
