What’s Aged the Worst?
Adrian Grenier's performance; Simon Baker's hotshot writer; The soundtrack; Andy's friend group; Hats and accessories
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- Adrian Grenier is called not just a poorly written part but bad in it, like Vince Chase in a bad movie, with no romantic chemistry with Hathaway.
- A counterpoint: the character is a classic college boyfriend you are not supposed to believe she cares about, but the missing chemistry still sinks it.
- His cook character, with the port wine reductions and a job at Bubbies in Tribeca, is noted, along with his odd availability at night.
- A joke suggests crediting him as Vincent Chase, the kind of synergy that would happen in 2018.
- The hotshot reporter played by Simon Baker is picked apart: a writer on the side of a bus with no clear beat, never a girlfriend, always available to hit on Andy; one panelist had him for unintentional comedy but still enjoys the fun-bad character.
- Media careers are made to look cool on screen; in real life that guy is in the corner of the party tweeting about being at the party.
- The soundtrack is called garbage generic top-40, part of a pattern in movies targeted at women including Ocean's 8; paying for Vogue was the great exception.
- Movies targeted at women are said to skimp on the DP, soundtrack and lighting; City of Blinding Lights and 'Crazy' are cited, and a defender is swayed that the soundtrack is distinct because it is bad, while the opening song is still called good.
- A tangent praises the soundtrack of A Lot Like Love as a lost great movie of the 2000s.
- The Grenier concept is seconded; the Rich Summer (as transcribed) appearance and the whole friend group, including the best friend known from the Rent movie, feel like people who would never be together.
- The gay friend is never mentioned again, and Andy makes no work friends, explained as the isolating assistant position.
- Lily judging Andy and calling her a glamazon at the party is called bad friend behavior.
- Andy's hats and the accessories, including jewelry that looks plastic and a Fendi bag Miranda carries early, are not on par with the clothes budget.