Laffer Saturday (Hamlet 2 & Grosse Pointe Blank)

Saw two comedies chez moi this weekend, both of which I loved.

HAMLET 2, starring Steve Coogan as a nutty high school theatre teacher struggling to produce an off-color play that will let him deal with his daddy issues. It is awkward city, but it is funny. Co-stars Marisa Tomei, Amy Poehler and Elisabeth Shue.

plot: Producing art is never easy.
thought: Woo, there are rape jokes.
in five: 3.5/5
play on: http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/hamlet_2

GROSSE POINTE BLANK, starring John Cusack in probably one of the best turns in his career, as an insecure hit man who travels home for his high school reunion. Co-stars Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd and Jeremy Piven.

plot: Hitman remembers his first love.
thought: Best dialogue of 1997.*
in five: 4/5
on imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/
read the first draft here.

*=FARGO actually won the award that year. GPB wasn't even nominated, which is sadness.