So Bad it (William) Hurt
A bit of insomnia kept me up well into this morning, but it wasn’t a total waste - I saw the most awesomely bad movie in recent memory: The 4th Floor. Although this thing came out 10 years ago, I’m not surprised I’ve never heard of it. I’m going to assume nobody will be upset by my synopsis, which is a full spoiler:
Juliette Lewis has a crazy neighbor who torments her but nobody believes her (not even her handsome morning news weather guy boyfriend, Bill Hurt) until crazy neighbor attempts to kill her but she pushes him over the railing to his death. And the stunning reveal at the end? Bill Hurt put the guy up to it! Ostensibly, Bill does this to scare her into moving out of the city and into his Westchester home, but clearly shit went wrong.
Luckily, the French have also been subjected to this:
Digging into the credits, it becomes clear why this garbage exists - the Farrelly brothers. The writer/director, Josh Klausner, is apparently a buddy of theirs. These guys really know how to pick talent, as is evident by most of the supporting actors in their other films. Hell, these guys even made Chris Cooper and Richard Jenkins look like hacks. (Side note: Do you recall the “Build Me Up Buttercup” credit montage at the end of There’s Something About Mary? That is one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen on film. It’s worse than the dancing scene in A Knight’s Tale, and that’s saying a lot.) I have little hope for the brothers’ upcoming The Three Stooges, even with Johnny Depp and Sean Penn rumored to star.
If you’re looking for another reason to be mad at the world, this movie is currently making the early morning rounds on HBO.
