Apr 4 2008New 'War, Inc.' Trailer for 'Grosse Pointe Blank'
Do you ever see a movie, then years later see it again and you realize a lot of your memory of it was wrong? I ask not because a reassessment of Short Circuit revealing that a remake isn't really that tragic, but because that's how it just was for me, watching this trailer to War Inc. I swear to you, when I saw this a decade ago, it was set in Michigan, and was called Grosse Pointe Blank! Where did all this political stuff come from?! And I would have sworn Minnie Driver was the love interest, not Marisa Tomei--and that Hilary Duff was far too young to play a legal lust object. But since everything else is the same, I'll have to just attribute this one to bad memory. Weird!
Aw, who am I kidding. Cusack, you old dog, you've charmed me again with your lovable everyman of a hitman. When can I get my ticket?
Reader Comments
1. 420 - April 4, 2008 9:25 PM
I love John Cusack, and this movie looks good, if only Hilary Duff's acting wasn't such a damn chore to watch!
2. Doug Nelson - April 5, 2008 1:19 AM
The trailer looked eh, but then the preview scenes look bleh.
3. Matt - April 6, 2008 10:43 AM
Wow. You're right, that's totally Grosse Pointe Blank (plus a little Wag the Dog mixed in). Joan is playing the exact same character along with her brother. If Dan Aykroyd wasn't in this one they could even say it was a sequel and just keep moving.
I'll still see it anyone just for Cusack.
4. Kris Hirscheysquirts - April 9, 2008 8:38 PM
This movie looks painful to watch. Sir Ben Kingley can now be called Sell Out Ben Kingsley. Cusack is the same character in everything he does. I wouldn't even take Whorroriwitz to see this crap.