2 for 1 Movie Night

Last night, I took in two new films: Men With Brooms and Showtime.

Both movies were pretty good and fun to watch, but in very different ways.

MWB was like watching a feature length in-joke, where Canadians get to laugh at themselves. Before seeing the film, I had read a couple of reviews criticizing the movie for having some silly plot points and bad character development. Well, I thought the movie was silly, but in a good way. I liked the strange characters, the crazy situations and exaggerated story lines. I lost myself in this film, which is the point of a good flick, no?

Showtime was more of a Hollywood comedy. It was formula all right, but it was a light piece that had a good beat that I could dance to. I give it a 7.

What made the night even better is that it was 2 for 1 night at the theatre. Now, the management didn't know about this one-night special, but I figure that if they charge $13.50 for me to enter their establishment, I'd damn well better get two shows out of it.