Posted by Michaeljay at 3ff878dc.dsl.flashcom.net on November 04, 2000 at 00:41:56:
I have never even heard of this flick till I read one of Kevin's posts. Kevin sings the praises of Jason Lee, for which I agree completely.
He is a fucking talented actor, unfortunately wasted in "Kissing a fool" and 99% wasted due to a lack of screen time and piss poor dialogue for his character in Almost Famous.
He is a great actor, there is no better when you want a poignant pissed off witty point of view delivered on screen. The viewing audience will never see any better usage of Lee than in one of Kevin Smith's films. As most other Cinematic garbage relies less on story and more on visual gratifications. (True, I would love to bang Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore, but I'm betting that their film will lack any real substance)
When will those shitbrains in Mainstream Hollywood stop ladling us up crap with frosting, and start making decent films that can stand on their own merits. Good stories, Good acting and good dialogue.
Is this too much to ask.... or can we only get it out of Red Bank, New Jersey.