Tom's Corner w/a Quick Shot

For this installment of Tom's Corner, Tom introduces a new feature called "Quick Shots" where he gives you a simple synopsis of Hollywood films that lack imagination & are predictable. If he saves you any $, be sure to thank him if you see him. I'm sure if you offered him the $, he'd gladly take it...ah, forget it.

Bart Got a Room (2009), Brian Hecker

Does anyone have fond memories of high school? Ok, how about brutal combat in the jungles of Vietnam? If you answered yes to either of these, you sir or madam, are a liar or one of those ten percent who we all despised. But enough about my own high school traumas, and onto Danny's. Everybody got a room after prom, even uber-geek Bart. Danny doesn't even have a date. Over the course of the movie, Danny follows the whims of everyone around him to attempt to find a date. His best friend Craig, his loser father Ernie (played brilliantly by William H. Macy) and his ditzy mother Beth (Cheryl Hines) all offer their completely off and ofttimes hilarious advice. Danny's best friend, Camille (Alia Shawkat, who I've loved since her portrayal of Maebe Funke on Fox's much overlooked sitcom “Arrested Development”) want nothing more than to go with Danny, who has been her best friend for years. Danny...well, wants to get laid, and doesn't think that'll happen with Camille.

This is not your average teenage comedy. This one is not a gross out fest brimming with innuendo and blustering bullshit. This movie has a heart, and Steven Kaplan, with all his nerdy quirky charm, is that heart. It's worth a few laughs, and at 79 minutes, not overly padded with scenes that aren't necessary.

Quick Shots – A movie that can be reviewed in a paragraph (or less).

Year One

2009, Harold Ramis

If you love juvenile humor and Michael Cera's default personality in all his movies, by all means see this. Also, please, Hollywood, STOP CASTING JACK BLACK IN LEAD ROLES. He works as a sidekick, but just sucks as a lead character.

Waste of time.