Pardon me, but would the last sane person to leave the planet please turn off the lights on your way out. Why is it no one listens to me?!?! (Besides the fact that I’m an idiot).
Jessica Simpson has just landed the leading role in the upcoming film Room Service. The big question: WHY!?!!? This is just stupid. I know you’ve all had to endure hearing me rant and rave about this sort of thing… but you’ll have to put up with me just a little bit longer.
PUT REAL ACTORS IN MOVIES!!!! You know… the people who actually know how to act. The ones who have studied the craft and dedicated their lives to learning and perfecting the art. The ones who have paid their dues over years and years. No offense intended to Miss Simpson, but this is pure crap. The end result is that we, the movie going and paying audience, end up with B quality product because some producer thought having a recognizable name (even if it’s not an actors name) is more important than talent.
Right now you might be thinking to yourself: “Well John, if she auditioned for the role and won it, then maybe she deserves the part”. That would sound good, except the good folks over at Cinema Confidential gives us this:
Simpson’s father and manager, Joe Simpson, will produce the film with Gale Ann Hurd, Randall Emmett, and George Furla. Janus Cercone (“Leap of Faith”) will adapt the screenplay.
Awww… isn’t that sweet. Daddy is producing a movie for his little girl. Ug, take from all of this what you will. The fact of the matter is that these egocentric idiots are going to continue to treat us, the movie going public, like morons until we send them a message that we want the best quality for our entertainment dollars and STOP GOING TO SEE THESE FILMS THAT DON’T CAST ACTUAL ACTORS. Man, I seem to be in a foul mood today.
