Say all you want about Kevin Costner (I’ve said a lot about him myself), Mr. Brooks knocked it out of the frigging park. This movie seems to polarize both critics and fans. You either love it or hate it. The wise LOVE IT.
No, but seriously folks, Mr. Brooks to me is the hidden gem of 2007. I walked into the theater to see this puppy at a matinee because I didn’t care enough about it to see it any other time. I mean come on… it’s Keven Costner for heaven’s sake. Who cares? But man I was blown away. Best performance of Costner’s career… the chemistry between him and William Hurt was phenomenal, the story was tight, the pace was great… many disagree, but personally, I think an arguement could be made that it’s one of the best films of the year.
Anyway, the DVD has been scheduled for release on October 23rd, and it’s one of those rare discs that I’ll be picking up the day it comes out. If you haven’t seen this film (not a lot of people did), treat yourself to a very rare thing… a great performance by Kevin Costner… it doesn’t happen often folks so catch it while you can.
