Gregg Araki's Smiley Face is not just another stupid stoner comedy, but maybe a smarter indie version of Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Admittedly, the line between smart and stupid in a stoner comedy is thinner than Kate Moss right after a bulimia contest, so trying to explain why is futile. I'll just say I thought it was pretty damn funny. Anna Faris is pretty much perfect in the role. I mean, I really thought she was stoned the entire time! And I don't mean mildly stoned...we're talkin' extreme bakage here folks. That's acting.
Now, if Anna tried to sidestep a difficult acting job by actually being that stoned the entire time, then she deserves mad kudos for remembering her lines. I know what you're thinking; nobody says "mad kudos"...the saying is "mad props", you moron. Well, asshole, I think "mad kudos" has a better ring to it. So sue me.
Anyway, here are two GIFs of Anna that I made:
Help me, I can't stop watching those gifs.
ReplyDeleteMad kudos for being able to capture the appeal of this motion picture so succinctly.
@Yum
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy 'em.
Just making sure you were aware of it. With the generic cover, I had no idea Araki made this movie until I listened to an interview with him and he was talking about it so I slapped on the queue yo.