They are shoemakers now, not dreamers.
And like every hero on a quest, he will find one.
Thats no small thing.
Hes a blunt instrument and an odd duck.
To be even more honest, hes starred in a lot of junk in the past decade.
Theres hardly a Christmas tree to be seen.
On the flip side, for those of us in the audience, we demand more than simple manipulation.
We want subtlety in exchange for our precious sniffles.
Stephen Chboskys new three-hankie drama,Wonder, is not a subtle movie.
Lets be absolutely clear about that.
Hell, an adorable dog dies in the middle act for no essential reason to the plot.
So its a minor miracle that the film works as well as it does.
In fact, its endless.
You dont care whats happening or whats going to happen next.
But thats not really the point of this movie.
Ragnarok is basically a Joke Delivery System and on that score, it works.
So to recap: Taika Waititi was mostly the right director for the job.
Chris Hemsworth is hilarious.
Tessa Thompson is going to be a star.
And while Ragnaroks story is an aimless mess, you wont stop laughing.
His Poirot isnt just highbrow camp, hes a melancholy soul with a strict moral code.
It gives off the faint bookish whiff of a J.D.
Salinger short story collection.
And what unspools over the next comedically caustic two hours does as well.
