November 27, 2003
The Prescience of an Itch
Towards the end of the final first season episode of Sports Night, Dana is in terrible shape. Her fiancé just broke up with her, the show is in trouble, and she can't even get her new camera to work.
"This is really the living end. I have seen enough to know that I have seen enough! Now I want something good to happen. I want something good to happen before the day is over and I will be the judge of what's good. One good thing before the day is over, I swear that's all I want."
It's a bit like that.
Against my better judgment (better judgment being that which normally keeps me lonely and depressed), I saw Love Actually. It was cute, and full of witty lines and holiday cheer; it made me laugh more than I've laughed in quite some time, and I loved it.
If you haven't seen it, you should. Unless you're one of those right wing dolts who will complain that the "special relationship" is leftist propaganda, in which case you should give me all your money and I'll see it again. Don't see it, too, if you're a film critic, because all you film critics seem to have missed the entire point of the movie (except you, Mr. Ebert; but you said it was too long, and you generally suck with regard to other movies); so, em, bugger off.
Sap? No thanks, I'm trying to quit. Oh, me; yes, yes I am. And how. For a little while, now, I think I'll pretend that I, too, could be in love.
And we know who we should love
But we're never certain how
-The Weakerthans
Posted by Sean at November 27, 2003 03:50 AM