JUNKFILM

I was looking forward to seeing this movie for many reasons, none of
which are really logical. Firstly: I associate the name “Rachel” with
my very favorite of all time television show, Friends. Rachel is one
of my favorite characters. So subconsciously, although it’s not too
subconscious since I know about it now… I figured it HAD to be good.
Secondly: I heard that Anne Hathaway is very good in this. I like
believing what I hear… and in all honesty, the actors and actresses
are more important and pertinent to my decision to watch something
then the director or writer. And lastly, I like stories about drug
addiction. Someone very close to me was addicted to drugs and it’s
always held some sort of fascination for me. So I enjoy these movies.

Now, granted, I wasn’t watching the whole film just looking at it. I
was cleaning and organizing and generally moving around. Also,
sneezing a lot, because there’s so much dust. Everywhere! Dust bunnies
might invoke a nice image in your mind, but trust me, they are not to
be taken lightly. Ew.

I’m pretty happy with the movie. Anne’s performance is great - she’s
whiny, needy, dependent… but she’s talented, too. If you’ve ever
known anyone who’s suffered with drugs, this will pull a string for
you, she’s that good. But the movie drags on at a fairly slow pace.
It’s an intense movie and the story is well worth it, but I didn’t
miss anything at all while I was cleaning and that means I was looking
at the screen about… 20% of the time. So you can imagine my surprise
when I looked up as Rachel announced she was pregnant and wondered who
the black man was in the all white family that was so excited. Lol. I
guess I would have picked up on the fact that he was her fiance if I
had been watching, but I also think I would have fallen asleep if I
was just sitting and watching.

The most intense part of the movie for me was when Sidney (Rachel’s
fiance) and the father race each other to see who can do a better job
filling the dishwasher the “correct” way. I liked that part. I’ve
always liked packing things in the dishwasher, you can fit so much
more if you do it in an orderly and patient fashion instead of just
throwing it in, ya know? Anyhow. It’s pretty good. I don’t think I’ll
watch it again. You can only hear the same sob story a certain number
of times, and for me and Rachel, one is that time.