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I Want Someone
to Eat Cheese With
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Jeff Garlin, Dan Castellaneta,
Steve Dahl, Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt, Gina Gershon,
Aaron Carter |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
IFC
Entertainment |
| Web Site: |
www.ifcfilms.com/.filmId=411 |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Nope. Send them to bed. |
| Date Movie: |
If she's a quirky girl. I
didn't say kinky girl, although if she is, it might also
work. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Talk and skimpy outfits. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nah. |
| Action: |
Nah. |
| Laughs: |
In a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" kind
of way. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Beth (Silverman) in skimpy
underwear. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
"Do you know what a Hoagie Shack
is?" |
| Directed By: |
Jeff Garlin |
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Cool Things About the DVD |
| Umm? |
Maybe the commentary was fun to
listen to, but I just don't have the time for that.
Other than that, there aren't many special things about the
DVD which is kind of too bad, because I'll bet there were a
ton of screw-ups that would be really funny. There is
one deleted scene, but it's not worth buying the DVD to see
it. |
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I Want Someone
to Eat Cheese With
A Movie/DVD Review |
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For the longest time I wanted to watch the movie "I Want
Someone to Eat Cheese With," and I’m not really sure why.
Part of me always likes to see movies that are filmed in
Chicago, if only so I can screen-talk, saying "I know where
that is!", and this movie was filmed in parts of Chicago. I
also think Jeff Garlin is a pretty funny guy, thanks lately
to his being a part of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," so I sort of
expected some humor similar to "Curb," and I got it. And
fine, this might not make any sense to many of you, but as a
listener of Chicago Radio, and Steve Dahl, I knew he had a
part in the movie, so I was kind of curious to see how that
worked out. And, hey, what better reason than my BFF saying
she wanted to see it? So, I bumped it to the top of my
Netflix queue, we watched it, and I can’t speak for her, but
for my Netflix money, it was okay to be there.
The story is fairly simple - that James (Jeff Garlin)
still lives with his mom, is trying to make it as an actor
in Chicago where film roles are few and far between, and
just seems to be meandering through life, knowing he could
probably be happier, but just doesn’t seem to care to try.
But life might have an upside for James, as he encounters
two women who might change his outlook on life, in the likes
of Beth (Sarah Silverman), who works at a local ice cream
shop, and Stella (Bonnie Hunt), a purveyor of vintage vinyl
and a school teacher. So, quitting a crappy TV gig, getting
fired from Second City, wondering how Aaron Carter could get
his dream role as Marty in the remake of the Ernest Borgnine
classic, "Marty," yet having a chance to get laid, James
explores the not-so-subtle hints of Beth for some sex, but
unless you are a movie-watching moron, you know who he will
be ending up with.
I’m not going to try to yank your chain, because as much
as "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" is funny, especially
on the dialogue side, it being funny on the dialogue side
does lend it to drag at times, and I thought the pacing of
the film could have been better, but, oh shit, as I think
about it, Jeff Garlin isn’t really a fast-pacing humor kind
of guy, so fine, I’m all over the damn place on liking this
movie because I did, but I know you might get bored because
it’s not a whizz-bang comedy, but if you’ve got about an
hour and twenty minutes to spare, and just sit back, relax,
and listen to quirkiness, I say go ahead and put this in
your Netflix queue, let it find its way to the top, and
then e-mail me that I’m a moron for liking it, or maybe,
that you did like it. How’s that for a run-on sentence about
a movie.
In any case, if you want to see Sarah Silverman in some
skimpy underwear; If you want to see a bunch of people you
will probably recognize but are not really sure who they
are; If you live in Chicago and want to see Steve Dahl in a
quick scene; And if you are okay watching a movie with a lot
of dialogue, most of it quirky-funny, yet sometimes kind of,
umm, dragging, "I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With" will
probably entertain. In a worst case scenario, you will get
to find out what a "Hoagie Shack" is, and maybe wonder if
Sarah Silverman could actually pull one off?
I’d say this is a 2 ½ star out of 5 movie, but for seeing
Sarah Silverman in underwear, and knowing that the next time
I go to the east coast and get a hoagie I will be thinking
something different, I’ll give "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese
With" 3 ½ stars, although I’m pretty sure James’ car wasn’t
in a legal parking spot near Wrigley Field, unless, of
course, he had a Residential Permit Parking Sticker, or at
least gave a nice contribution to an alderman or the person
in charge of towing cars. Welcome to Chicago!
Oh yea, in terms of the DVD, since this is a DVD review,
I didn’t listen to the commentary during the movie because I
normally hate doing that, and for the extras, it only had
one deleted scene, and it didn’t matter. I’m sure a lot of
people screwed up their lines during the filming, and it was
probably kind of funny, but it wasn’t on my DVD, so just
rent this movie to watch it, or study the Chicago locations
it was filmed at, if, well, you have ever lived in Chicago.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!!
L8R!!! |
