Here’s another one from the vault! (circa: August 2010)
After watching Dinner for Schmucks (2010) I was accused of being too much like other critics, because, not only did I not enjoy the movie as much as the other people who saw it with us, but also because when I was told that critics never agree with the public, I jokingly stated that it was because the movie viewing public are idiots who drool on themselves before they can tie their shoes.
Despite being said in jest, that comment seems harsh when written down. But being accused of being a stuffy critic for not liking Dinner for Schmucks as much as other people stuck with me. They thought it was great, I thought it was good. Since the beginning of film, critics and the public have toiled over this problem. So who’s right? The critics or the public? The simple answer is that both of them are right and both of them are wrong (yes, that’s the simple answer). Continue reading




