Reel Truth Reviews – 5/8
By Monrovia Weekly
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2008
IRON MAN
Reformed bad boy Robert Downey Jr plays Tony Stark, a billionaire weapons maker who takes the law into his own steel-bot hands after the blatant misuse of his weaponry (Iraq war, cough). Sure Iron Man may not have the fanboy cache of Spider Man, but I’m willing to bet that Hollywood could rake in boffo greenbacks from even the most obscure comic book hero out there, the one and only “Plastic Shoelace Man”.
MADE OF HONOR
America’s dreamiest McDoctor Patrick Dempsey plays Tom, a well-manicured cad who’s asked by his best gal pal Hannah to be her maid of honor. The problem is Tom just realized he loves Hannah and wants to marry her himself. While Tom of course succeeds in winning Hannah’s hand, he then all too predictably ruins things by falling into the brittle adulterous arms of Meredith Grey. Is it just me or did the same thing happen last season!?!
REEL TRUTH MAILBAG
Q: Dear Editor,
Recently, I picked up a copy of your news weekly. I found most of it very informative, kudos. This “Reel Truth” column, though, was appalling. Movies are very important to the robust economy of Los Angeles, and for this blowhard Burch fellow to criticize every film released is very disheartening for moviegoers. I (and most critics mind you) found “Nim’s Island” to be nothing short of Nimtastic. I suggest finding a new writer for your film section, perhaps the brilliant booming bombast Peter Travers.
Signed,
Dr. Jonathan Harker
A: My Dearest Jonathan,
I strive to be the best movie capsule critic in the upper Sierra Madre region, and constructive criticism like yours will only help my quest.
Dictated but not read,
Matthew Burch
The Reel Truth
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