29 January 2024

All About Steve

 

All about Steve 2009

  • Director: Phil Traill
  • Based on the book: no
  • Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church, Ken Jeong, DJ Qualls, Keith David, Beth Grant, Katy Mixon
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Sandra Bullock – many
    • Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born, Joy, American Hustle, Silver Lining Playbook, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Words, Case 39, He’s Just Not that into You
    • Thomas Haden Church – The Peanut Butter Falcon, Sideways
    •  DJ Qualls – Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, Lost
    • Keith David – many.
    • Beth Grant – Donny Darko, Speed, No Country for Old Men, Little Miss Sunshine and others.
  • Why? Bullock and Cooper.
  • 27 January 2024 

       Mary (Bullock) constructs crosswords. She knows everything and talks constantly, spouting out obscure facts about…everything. She meets Steve (Cooper) and falls madly in love with him. She follows him to all his jobs – he’s a news cameraman – though he tries to make it clear that he’s not interested.

       This is a really stupid film. Bullock is zanier than ever, almost unendurably so. But then something happens and I find that I’m liking it. Bullock and Cooper manage to pull it off.

 

2 ½* of 5  

 

 

 

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