Say what you like about this summer, but exciting it ain't. And not only that, it's hardly light-hearted. Last year, you had Shrek 2 as a "family" comedy and Van Helsing as an unintentional joke, but this year, we're having the gloomy SW3, to be followed by a gloomy Batman, to be followed by a gloomy War of the Worlds. Fun.
In between, I think we need a breather. Something like, where to sexy people try to kill each other. But try to kill each other in a fun, sexy way!
And so it should be that we're given the opportunity to see that!
Total hotness!
The marketing has been great; the trailer is playing effectively, and more importantly, the usual gossiping and rumour mills are actually of direct benefit to this film (unlike, say, Cruise and Holmes, heh). Why? Jolie and Pitt are a married couple in this film. It's almost as if the film provides us with a glimpse of the next step in their relationship. Sick? Yes. Voyeuristic? Yes?A big draw? Oh God yes.
Irrespective of its legs (discussion of totals, etc. belongs in some other thread), I think the opening might well be bigger than many anticipate. There's quite a bit of demand and anticipation, certainly more so than for last year's Stepford Wives. I'm mentioning Stepford Wives, btw, because Kidman was originally scheduled to play Angelina's part. Man, I'm glad she dropped out
Ok, so what do you think of my opening weekend prediction? Do you agree/disagree? And if so, why?
