Jan 23 2009'Great Buck Howard' Trailer: Not That Great
John Malkovich in the story of a once-famous magician's return to glory would be a no-brainer must-see in the hands of someone like the Coen Brothers--and how did they not make that already?--but instead the offering comes from writer/director Sean McGinly, a man whose resumé consists largely of writing jobs on questionable direct-to-video fare like Sexual Roulette, Strategic Command, Sonic Impact, Fugitive Mind, and other ridiculous combinations of two words. I hoped The Great Buck Howard might be an ascent to something greater, but the jokes about Gary Coleman and the Police Academy sound effects guy tells me probably not. Mocking them, Mr. T, David Hasselhoff, or Screech has been off limits for several years.
A movie with a salad tossing reference shouldn't be rated PG. What if a child has to explain what that means to their parents?
Reader Comments
1. hiyooo - January 23, 2009 3:07 PM
meh
2. Nick - January 23, 2009 4:14 PM
It always baffles me when a movie with so much talent in it seems to fall so flat on its face.
3. f. - January 23, 2009 5:13 PM
eh...it seems okay. why couldn't they just tell the story though, instead of having colin hanks narrate it? let malkovich lead the movie! i think he can handle it...
4. SoulHonky - January 23, 2009 5:49 PM
The difference between a father's love and a brother's love is Colin Hanks and Clint Howard.
5. sully - January 23, 2009 7:36 PM
woah, woah, woah, woah, woah.... tom and colin hanks in the SAME movie? CRA-ZY!
also, how did Buck Howard get the same representation as Captain Amazing? I think amazing is SLIGHTLY better than great.
6. Reeven - January 23, 2009 9:11 PM
Saw this at Sundance in 2008. Malkovich is amusing, but the movie is about as generic and flat as the trailer indicates. Tom Hanks is barely in it at all. Can't say I'd even recommend it as a rental.