The new Sean Penn movie, "All the King's Men," opened this past weekend. It was an early Oscar contender and Penn himself was seen as an early candidate for Best Actor. This was one of those period pieces that Oscar loves, with a flamboyant performance at the center.
As it turns out, the movie only made half of what it was expected to. The number one movie over the weekend? "Jackass, Number Two."
Insert your own "sad-commentary-on-the-state-of-America-when-a-movie-filled-with-hits-to-the-groin-outgrosses-a-serious-adult-intellectual-period-piece" comment here.
I personally like Sean Penn. Check out "Bad Boys," a very underrated prison flick from the early 80's(not the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence movie and featuring one of the all time great payback scenes, featuring a pillowcase and some cans of pop). He just needs to not take himself so darn seriously all the time. He should go on SNL and resurrect Spicoli. It would probably be the biggest sustained applause of all time for the show if he appeared as that character.
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