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The film buckles under the weight of its own smugness, saysStephanie Zacharek.
Being clonked by a meteor would be more subtle.
McKays brand of humor is one place where critics and the Academy simply part ways.
That drought should end this year, as critics have joined pundits in hailing the 74-year-olds dazzling directorial showmanship.
Could he win trophy No.
IsDont Look Upfurther proof that self-importance has dulled one of Hollywoods funniest minds?
asksDavid Ehrlich, who compares McKays mid-career turn toward prestige to watching the worlds greatest jazz musician discover Auto-Tune.
Will voters fall under the sway of his porn-star anti-hero, or will they agree withA.O.
(Which he has denied.)
And you know what?
He may be right.
Plus the Sorkinese drama ofRicardosmakes for a much more Academy-friendly package than the jazz free-associations ofSpencer.
Reviews-shmeviews, Im drinking that bright-orange Kool-Aid.
The Broadway adaptation has been playing on Showtime and in extremely limited theatrical release to no particular reception.
His turn as a millionaire psycho inNightmare Alleymight prove a better bet.
AsDavid Rooneyputs it, shes a whirling, skirt-tossing tornado who practically jumps off the screen.
