Despite the fact that its been slashed down from a six-hour British miniseries to a two-hour Hollywood suspense film, Peter Travers recommends moviegoers check out the gripping State of Play this week. The film stars Russell Crowe as a reporter investigating the suspicious death of his best friends mistress (the pal is a politician played by Ben Affleck). From this sex scandal unravels every kind of possible conniving horror that could go on in the world we all live in, Travers says. Directed by The Last King of Scotland helmer Kevin MacDonald, Travers also liked how the film is a movie in love with the newspaper business.
And then theres the Scum Bucket: Peter Travers doesnt hate Zac Efron, its movies starring Zac Efron that Travers cant stand, and that includes all three of the High School Musicals.
This weeks Bucket-bound film is 17 Again, starring Friends actor Matthew Perry as a miserable 37-year-old man with two kids and an unhappy marriage who meets a magical school janitor that turns him 17 again, thus transforming him into Zac Efron. Its like Tom Hanks in Big in reverse, except much worse. Its feeble, delving into clich jokes and just plain creepy when Perry/Efrons daughter falls in love with 17-year-old Perry/Efron. Similar to Back to the Future when Lea Thompsons character was crushing on her son Michael J. Fox in reverse, and again, much worse. To quote Travers, This is a movie that the Scum Bucket was invented for.
Based on its trailer alone, Travers would love to put the Beyonc home invasion flick Obsessed into the Scum Bucket, but because of your e-mails and because the studio wouldnt screen the film for critics Travers will shell out his own cash to watch whats sure to be an absolute dud. Be sure to check back next week and follow along to Travers Twitter to see if Obsessed surpassed his low, low expectations.
Read Travers reviews here:
- State of Play
- 17 Again
- Is Anybody There?
- Every Little Step
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