I never got into "Sex & the City," and I'm sure it's a lovely show, but I knew Willie Garson through "White Collar," which was this fun USA "blue skies" procedural like "Monk" or "Psych" where the show didn't necessarily reset every week like a normal procedural, but the endings were mostly happy and the choices the characters made continued to build on each other and each season always ended in a cliffhanger. It's a fun show about a career con man who helps the FBI "white collar crimes" division, his FBI handler, and then a cast of friends, coworkers, and family around them, of which Willie Garson has the best part of a pathologically suspicious, genius con man best friend of the main character named Mozzie. He stole the show every scene he was in, and I can't imagine the show without him. If y'all haven't seen it, I definitely recommend it. It stars Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay (another member of the "That Guy!" HOF), and Willie Garson, and you can find it on Hulu.
Before "White Collar," to me, he was always one of those great, quintessential "That Guys!" who show up in movies and television shows as the pivotal supporting character or guest star. Funny, warm, witty, and charming; always.
I’ve only seen the stage version of DEH and I’m not that interested in the film. I’ve never agreed with the argument others and Drew makes here, though, as Evan is rejected and alone at the end. The family he could have had is brought together, but it’s clear they haven’t seen him since and “the love interest” keeps him at arm’s length. He did a bad thing that had good consequences, but he’s not good for doing it.
Returning to the letter writing at the end could be read that he’s trying this time to take responsibility. Or returning to “For Forever” could be that he can’t escape his pathological issues. At least in the show’s staging, Evan is separate from the rest of the cast during the final feel good number, which is why I never read it as the show forgiving his actions. But who knows, after Greatest Showman maybe the writers don’t know their characters are sociopaths.
I had no interest in Evan Hansen before this review. If the thing is as misconceived as Drew says, I gotta check it out. I love films that are just plain WRONG. It's endlessly fascinating how such pictures can make it through productions involving so many people who could have, theoretically, pumped the breaks. If the film's not better than Drew thinks, I hope it's at least as awful.
A great review of a bad movie can definitely generate must see interest for me. Ebert used to be great at that. Drew's done it to me a few times before now and this one is just enough to make me very curious.
I never got into "Sex & the City," and I'm sure it's a lovely show, but I knew Willie Garson through "White Collar," which was this fun USA "blue skies" procedural like "Monk" or "Psych" where the show didn't necessarily reset every week like a normal procedural, but the endings were mostly happy and the choices the characters made continued to build on each other and each season always ended in a cliffhanger. It's a fun show about a career con man who helps the FBI "white collar crimes" division, his FBI handler, and then a cast of friends, coworkers, and family around them, of which Willie Garson has the best part of a pathologically suspicious, genius con man best friend of the main character named Mozzie. He stole the show every scene he was in, and I can't imagine the show without him. If y'all haven't seen it, I definitely recommend it. It stars Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay (another member of the "That Guy!" HOF), and Willie Garson, and you can find it on Hulu.
Before "White Collar," to me, he was always one of those great, quintessential "That Guys!" who show up in movies and television shows as the pivotal supporting character or guest star. Funny, warm, witty, and charming; always.
I'm sorry you lost your friend, Drew.
I’ve only seen the stage version of DEH and I’m not that interested in the film. I’ve never agreed with the argument others and Drew makes here, though, as Evan is rejected and alone at the end. The family he could have had is brought together, but it’s clear they haven’t seen him since and “the love interest” keeps him at arm’s length. He did a bad thing that had good consequences, but he’s not good for doing it.
Returning to the letter writing at the end could be read that he’s trying this time to take responsibility. Or returning to “For Forever” could be that he can’t escape his pathological issues. At least in the show’s staging, Evan is separate from the rest of the cast during the final feel good number, which is why I never read it as the show forgiving his actions. But who knows, after Greatest Showman maybe the writers don’t know their characters are sociopaths.
I had no interest in Evan Hansen before this review. If the thing is as misconceived as Drew says, I gotta check it out. I love films that are just plain WRONG. It's endlessly fascinating how such pictures can make it through productions involving so many people who could have, theoretically, pumped the breaks. If the film's not better than Drew thinks, I hope it's at least as awful.
A great review of a bad movie can definitely generate must see interest for me. Ebert used to be great at that. Drew's done it to me a few times before now and this one is just enough to make me very curious.