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Smiley Face, a review by Tom

Smiley Face (2007/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom) Director: Gregg Araki Writing: Dylan Haggerty (Writer) Length: 81 min. Video: Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English

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Stars:
Anna Faris as Jane F.
Roscoe Lee Browne as Himself (voice)
Danny Masterson as Steve the Roommate
Ben Falcone as Agent
Adam Brody as Steve the Dealer

Plot:
Jane (Anna Faris, Scary Movie), an unsuccessful slacker actress, is having a really bad day...and it's about to get more outrageous after she eats her roommate's fresh batch of hash cupcakes. Soon, she is trying to cross town so she can repay an unforgiving drug dealer (Adam Brody, The OC), attend an audition, and somehow replace the precious cupcakes. Bumming a ride from her roommate's friend (John Krasinski, The Office U.S.) and sausage delivery boy Mikey (John Cho, Harold & Kumar), who are both totally infatuated with her, she sets out on the strangest trip she will ever have...

From acclaimed director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin, Totally F***ed Up) Comes SMILEY FACE, a hilarious stoner comedy that will leave you hungry for more!

Extras:

• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes
• Scene Access
• Trailers

Anna Faris does a great job playing a girl who is really stoned throughout the movie. A fun little comedy.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on May 19th, 2011)

Just Like Heaven, a review by Danae Cassandra

Film #5 of Scavenger Hunt #22
Task #24: Watch any film with the word "JUST" in the title (for the UK magazine Just Seventeen)



Just Like Heaven
Year of Release: 2005
Directed By: Mark Waters
Starring: Reese Witherspooon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Waters, Ben Shenkman
Genre: Romance, Comedy

Overview:
Reese Witherspoon stars in the spirited romantic comedy Just Like Heaven. When David (Mark Ruffalo) rents his new apartment, the last thing he wants is company. Then Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) shows up, insisting the apartment is hers...until she disappears right before his eyes. He's convinced she's a spirit. She's convinced she's still alive. As they search for the truth of Elizabeth's past, their relationship changes from resentment to romance. Also starring Jon Heder, Just Like Heaven is a delightful film that critics declare is "one of the best romantic comedies to come along in years" (JP Sarni, Sirius Satellite Radio).

My Thoughts:
This is an utterly predictable rom-com. It's also a cute, sweet little story about two lonely people finding each other in the sort of unconventional way that only happens in a fantasy. It's escapist fluff, but that's what you're generally looking for in this sort of film.

What I really like about this one, though, is that the two people are actually decent human beings. They're not being intentionally mean to each other and they're not screwing over anyone else to be together. There's way too much of that in the genre, and though it's played for comedy, I've never found that sort of thing funny.

Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail

Overall: 3.5/5

(From Scavenger Hunt #22 on January 7th, 2017)

The Good Old Days TV Thread, a review by addicted2dvd

My Thoughts:
I normally really like this show. Even after all these years the episodes provides lots of laughs. But unfortunately this episode don't quite live up to most the other episodes. It don't have nearly as many laughs.

My Rating:

(From The Good Old Days TV Thread on February 18th, 2010)