i almost forgot the name of the film. seriously, i had to sit here for a second trying to remember it. i worked that hard to block it out.

he was a quiet man is one of those films that sound good on paper. quirky plot, christian slater, a bureaucratic nightmare. but it quickly unravels as trying too damn hard. some of the writing didn't make the leap from page to mouth very well, and overall the mix of serious/quirky didn't work. it reminded me of that other disappointing filmbomb breakfast of champions. a film to skip.

good thing slater is already working for tv or this could have hurt his career (but, then, is working for tv a disparaging concept any more? or just the natural progression of life in hollywoodland?).