Movie Review: Dan IRL and The n9nes

By filsinger

I saw two movies this weekend, and I figured since I haven’t blogged in a while I’d write a couple quick reviews.  Cliff notes: Both were good, worth the money and your time.

Dan IRL

Jenn and I had a hard time the other night trying to rent a movie.  We sat in the rental store for probably 20 minutes throwing out names of this movie and that movie.  Either one of us had seen it or had absolutely no desire to.  We even ended up going to rent at another store just to get some more ideas.  In the end we dug through our own selfish desires and agreed upon the swear word of all movie renting.  *GASP* A romantic comedy.  *SHOCK*

Well, I obliged, cause I love Steve Carrell and think he can pretty much single handedly save almost any movie, except maybe Evin Almighty (which he almost did).  A quick rundown of the premise is that Steve’s character is trying to raise 3 daughters due to his wife dying 4 years prior and during a vacation he meets this great woman who ends up being his brother’s girlfriend.  Hilarious hi-jinx ensue, but all done in a realistic, indie style of comedy which comes across great.

Take notice movie makers and studios.  If you make a comedy that plays on the humours of real life, have actual funny plots and situations, people will enjoy it.  This was a breath of fresh air for me after hating on 27 dresses and all that other crap.

Kudos to Steve and the cast, excellent date flick.

I give this 8.5 burnt pancakes out of 10.

The n9nes

Not satisfied with just one movie, I went out and bought The n9nes on the recommendation of two kids from my youth group and instead of renting the movie for $5.50, I decided to buy it for $8.  Seeing as I am terrible at returning movies at times, I figured I’d pay the restocking fee up front and just keep it.

Anyway…. I can’t say much about the plot because it essentially ruin the movie.  But, imagine you were living the life of three different people all at the same time, but didn’t know it and you were a sane person.

The n9nes is a look at how our universe might possibly exist, and allowing your mind to go where the writer/director wants to take you is a fun way to do mental gymnastics and increase your flexibility.  It’s a different movie, not for everyone, but I liked it.

If you want to watch something that is all together different, a little bit of a mind bender, but yet clean and holesome this is the movie for you.  It’s worth the time and effort to watch once, maybe even twice through.  There are better movies, but you could do much worse.

Why was 10 scared of seven?  Cause 7 ate 9.

I give this movie 8 telepathic Koalas out of 10.