How'm I doin'?

Cinetrix source Carlos passes along Hizzoner Ed Koch's thoughts on Todd Solondz's latest pederast-fest. Read if you dare--my head exploded at the idea of Ed even knowing about this flick. It's like my grandfather watched it or something.

...The movie is awful. I am a reasonably intelligent person, and while I understood the broad outlines of the script, I did not understand some of what occurred including when a girl who wants to have a baby suddenly appears black instead of white. Several young girls are pregnant but all are intended to be the same girl played by various actors. There are distraught parents, pedophiles, and a fantasy scene involving the Sunshine family. Mama Sunshine (Debra Monk) is the center of the universe of a family of adopted children all physically or mentally challenged. The cast includes Joyce (Ellen Barkin), mother of the pregnant girl, Mark (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a version of the pregnant girl, and a host of other individuals with whom I am not familiar. The director, Todd Solondz, has directed several other films including "Storytelling" and "Welcome to the Dollhouse." I cannot comment on them since I haven't seen them, but he was certainly given an enormous break by [K.] Smith in the Post review....

...I found nothing redeemable about this film which has been referred to as a satire. In order to be a satire, it has to contain some humor. There is nothing humorous in the movie nor does it contain any drama to which I could relate. On the other hand, perhaps I am just a philistine at heart and insensitive to what Solondz was up to, but I don't think so.

The cinetrix understands why actors would want to work on Solondz's films, but she has never recovered from that preview screening of Happiness years ago. Guess I don't take being condescended to very well.