B vs. J

So, John Tucker Must Die, despite having the girl who played the drum major in American Pie: Band Camp, was pretty bad. That guy who plays John Tucker should stick to non-speaking parts. Certain gems could be scrounged out of the dialogue however. "Slut in truck!"

However, Accepted may be the best shallow-teen-comedy-with average-box-office- sales of the summer. Shockingly witty dialogue, and a non-disgusting performance from the overweight loser friend. He even gets the girl with minimal embarrasement, not to mention a mentioning of Jazz trombone. Despite its cast of unknowns, the ensemble performance was surprisingly on the mark. I loved it.

Now, for Little Miss Sunshine, what more can be said about a revolting little girl who gets to compete in a state beauty pageant and must be driven from New Mexico to California in a yellow VW bus (with clutch problems) with her gay uncle, overbearingly positive father, mute (temporarily) brother, dirty old grandfather, and pushover of a mother; all the while encountering heartache, death, peer pressure, failure, anger, sadness, illegal activity, contemptful people, and ultimately finding yourself. Magic. One of those "quiet" movies that has a very realistic feel to it. Despite the inhumane treatment of the beauty pageant girls, it was original and terribly funny.