A little note from yours truly: Internet, I should get this out in the open NOW. If there is one thing in this world that I love slightly more than William Shakespeare, it would have to be Matt Damon. You should know this and keep it in mind forever.
“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” And so it begins. Internet, I still remember the first time I saw this movie. It was second semester of my freshman year at college. My roommate and I started watching it, she salivating over Leo while I was salivating over Matt.
Once we finished the movie, we both loved it and thought it was completely disgusting at the same time. I mean, yes, this is a total guy movie so we did know what we were getting into. But still. When a character in a movie waves a BLOODY HAND around during the middle of a conversation like it is nothing, boys are all, “oh look at that. He probably had it coming.” Girls are all, “UM EW WHY DOES HE HAVE A BLOODY HAND RANDOMLY IN A BAG?” I actually think my first comment was not one of disgust but rather, “That is so unsanitary. Is he aware of how many germs are on that hand?” To which my roommate replied, “I don’t think that is the point, Lauren.”
Putting aside all of the blood and killing and grossness for a moment, I must say this movie never fails to make me laugh (in a good way). I think the dialogue is hilarious, especially that of Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlburg. The way they deliver their lines is genius. And as beautiful and lovely as Matt Damon is, his character is such an asshole. Actually, they are ALL assholes, but somehow it works.
As far as blood and killing and grossness goes, that kind of stuff doesn’t extremely bother me. After repeated viewings of Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, The Boondock Saints, and other movies of the like, I am sort of desensitized when it comes to gore. Don’t get me wrong- it still grosses me out, but not to the point where I can’t watch. As I think back over the movie the one scene that literally made me shudder wasn’t when someone was busy putting a bullet through someone else’s head. It was the scene where Jack Nicholson’s character is talking to Leo (seeing if he is a cop) and suddenly BAM! He breaks his already broken hand by smashing it on a table. And not just once, oh no. He repeatedly smashed is on the table. And if that wasn’t enough, he takes Leo’s boot and repeatedly smashes his hand with that. That scene never fails to make me exclaim, “oh holy *explicative*” over and over. It is just plain wrong.
All in all, I really do love this movie. The plot is great with all of the twists and turns. The cast is amazing and I just love everything about it. Except for that random bloody hand.
Hopefully this “review” (if you can even call it that) gave you an insight into what goes through this gal’s mind while watching a boy movie. I don’t know what else to put in here because I am not a boy, so if you want to know other things just ask it in the comments and I’ll be sure to include it from now on.