Mr. Woodcocks

I have been in a little bit of a movie rut lately. I normally go to the movies about 1-2 times a week and it has been about 2-3 weeks now since I have last visited a cineplex. The last film I saw was actually a documentary about life as a professional gamer called "The King of Kong" and what a fine movie it was. The movie before that was meant to be a blockbuster but turned out to be a flop (as far as I know) and that was the highly anticipated (for me and my boyfriend at least) match up between action greats Jet Li and Jason Statham in "War"--a great disappointment (just like its real life counterpart).

With school and a an internship, I just haven't had the time to really visit my home away from home, so today, I decided to indulge myself in a movie. Unfortunately, there haven't been any great releases yet and if there are, I'm either not interested, or I've seen it already. The only thing remotely interesting that I found was a movie titled "Mr. Woodcock" which for some reason I thought was going to be enough to get me back into the "blockbuster" mood... Not so much. Although I would rather watch it over "War." I have to admit, I didn't expect much from it, but I was hoping to be pleasantly like I was in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."

If you haven't seen the commercials, "Mr. Woodcock" is about a condescending gym teacher (Billy Bob Thorton) that ends up dating the mother (Susan Sarandon) of a former student (Sean William Scott) who has grown up to be the author of a best selling self-help book. Billy Bob Thorton has always been the go to guy for sleazy, horny, bastards that need to be set straight in movie casting--what can I say? He's a natural. Susan Sarandon, as always, a lovely woman and is unfortunally naive to his bad behavior... As for Sean William Scott, he plays a guy that goes a little crazy (who wouldn't when Billy Bob brags about banging your mom) but is essentially a good guy--what a stray from his famed role of Stifler in the "American Pie" movies.

The story is there, it could be a real life problem, but for some reason, I just had a hard time to believing it all. I couldn't submerge myself into the movie. Nevertheless, I would say rent it. It's not a total bust but not exactly worth all $11 you might spend on a movie ticket.