I have a lot of things to recommend this week but right now I will just
share a moderate chunk of my excitement. This week’s recommendation is Richard
Linklater’s satiric dark comedy ‘Bernie’ featuring Jack Black. And here’s why:
New Yorker recently called Jon Hamm the most watchable man
on screen (Mad Men’s Don Draper- and you are definitely living in a parallel
ugly universe if you don’t know who Jon Hamm is!). Despite of my enormous
admiration for Mr Draper, for me, the most watchable man on screen is Jack
Black. To say he is a rockstar would be a gross understatement and it might
confuse you with his musical talents.
If ‘School of Rock’ was probably a quintessential Jack Black
film, ‘Bernie’ has the JB you have not seen before. He is simply outstanding in
the movie. Bernie is based on a real story of an apparently simple but in
reality a highly complex man involved in a completely “out-of-character” incident.
Till the end, JB’s character Bernie Tiede will keep you spellbound and confused as to
what the truth is. Linklater takes you so close to the psyche of funeral director Bernie and his
intentions but the moment you think you are close enough to get any answers, he
pulls you right out. That’s where the beauty of Bernie lies.
Oh and
did I already mention that Jack Black is outstanding in the movie, a fountain
of brilliance. An absolute must watch.
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