My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

My Dinner with Andre (1981)

Two guys talking.  That's it really.  Surprisingly it's a pretty entertaining film.  Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn write and star as acquaintances who meet up for dinner and talk about life.  Gregory tells old stories of his strange adventures and Shawn contributes with introspection.  I came away feeling I had just been involved in an enlightening event even though I just watched.  I might add to that director Louis Malle does a fine job in what is actually a complicated shoot.  It's not just film two people it's filming them while they eat dinner.  That's a more complex dance than one might think.  This is one of those movies anyone who likes the history of cinema should watch because this one left its mark.  Grade: B+
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