Enough Said And The Quarantine Movie Lull

It's been months since I've posted on this blog.  A huge part of it is that I, like the rest of the world, have been feeling the quarantine blues.  I've really only done reviews and posts on movies that I see in the theaters.  However, COVID-19 has killed that experience for us, so I didn't really think of this blog or doing reviews.  I've watched some of the "direct to VOD" movies such as The King Of Staten Island (liked it), The Invisible Man (enjoyed it), and Da 5 Bloods (loved it!), but never got around to reviewing them.  As it's becoming more and more clear that movie theaters aren't re-opening anytime soon (Christopher Nolan's Tenet is holding out hope, but its release keeps getting pushed further back and back.), I'm starting to realize that home video will be our only way of consuming movies for the foreseeable future.  This brings me to my next point... we've essentially reached the finish line for new movie releases.  This has forced me to go through my Netflix DVD list (more on that in a moment) to movies I've always planned on watching, but would always put on hold as new movies were released.

Let me start this section with a little story.  Once upon a time, Netflix was a company where you rented DVDs by mail.  It still has this function, but the number of people who pay for this service goes down every year.  But like dial-up AOL, there are still some people who enjoy this service.  I, for one, am a proud member of this club.  It's really the only way to watch new movies on a cheap, consistent basis at home.  I will be a member of the Netflix DVD club until they board up shop on their last service center.  This brings me to Enough Said, a movie I've always wanted to watch, but one that I've skipped over for years.  With COVID killing off the new releases, I'm finally getting to these "I'll get to them eventually" films.  Last night, I had the pleasure of watching Enough Said, a warm and enjoyable romantic comedy, featuring dynamic performances by its two leads, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and the late great James Gandolfini (In one of his final performances.).  I really wish that we got to see more performances like this from Gandolfini before he passed.  He's a natural leading man and is more than able to play characters with heart and flaws.  This film doesn't break any grounds in terms of storytelling, but it's a real treat because of their performances.

Gandolfini and Louis-Dreyfus are both divorced, single-parents getting back in the dating scene.  They're the quintessential "opposites attract" characters.  Like I said, we're not breaking the mold with this film.  These two characters are lived-in and both feel like they could be people you know in real life.  Gandolfini is very charming going against the Tony Soprano character that he was known for.  This film portrays their ups and downs as they form their new relationship.  What I like about this film is that there are plenty of moments that could derail this story and drive the film into slapstick territory, but it never goes that route.  I appreciated that, because it made the story more believable.  I'm not sure if Enough Said is available on streaming platforms, but it's worth a view if you haven't seen it yet.

I'm also not sure when, or if I'll revisit this blog, but I hope to do more posts going forward.