Two movies have come to my attention that seem like sure bets to raise us all from the summer malaise created by such stinkfests as Death Race and College. One of them, Choke, is based on the book with the same name by author Chuck Palahniuk. While it would be hard to live up to the cult status of Fight Club, any film adaptation of Palahniuk’s irreverent, skewed sense of humor promises to be a good time.
The other, Burn After Reading, I’d heard rumblings about and was initially interested in because of the Coen Brothers connection. The trailer I saw last night on TV sealed the deal for me. Brad Pitt as Gym Darsh + John Malkovich as irate CIA agent + comedic George Clooney = Gold.