I actually thought the same thing about Jesse Eisenberg as I was watching it! He’s pretty good at the sorts of roles he plays but his range is VERY limited. I’m not sure if he’s just being type-casted or if just can’t pull off any other role.

I have seen Fido and I really like it! It has been a few years but I think I would say it’s a better movie than Warm Bodies was. Both are definitely worth seeing, though.

As much as I’m into the “zombie genre”, I imagine it’ll have run its course within the next year or two.

Me too! The ending is one of the most perfect endings I’ve ever seen! It had me on the edge of my seat and it was very satisfying.

You mentioned you hated the ending – I will agree with that in part. I didn’t like a small part of the ending.

Also, does Jesse Eisenberg have ANY other characters? Or am I just watching the wrong films of his?

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-Janey

I thought DiCaprio was so perfect in his role – he should be getting an Oscar nomination, but I doubt he will because the film came out so early in the year and it wasn’t exactly critically acclaimed. My heart broke for Gatsby when I read the book, and again when I saw the film. I think I pity him because heartbreak was such an inevitability for him. He loves a woman who doesn’t deserve his love in return. But Daisy herself is a tragedy because she’s married to a man who doesn’t appreciate her, cheats on her and treats her terribly.

I have to be honest and say that I wasn’t paying too much attention to Jay-Z’s lyrics. Usually it takes a few listens before I pick up the lyrics of a song – the first few times I only really hear the tone and beats. I’ll definitely be watching this movie again so I’ll pay closer attention next time!

It really bothered me that Elizabeth seemed to get everything she wanted by the end of the movie! I wanted to see her crash and burn!

You make a good point about Richard Gere’s character. He was sort of the thing that got the story started. I don’t think I’ll be able to watch this movie again – I truly was bawling my eyes out through a good half of it, and I’m not even a dog person! I like dogs, but I prefer cats! I wouldn’t mind getting another dog one day, but my kitty doesn’t particularly like other dogs so it won’t be in the cards for a long time. But as I watched the movie, I thought about my cat and how loyal he is to me and it made me cry so much!

One little thing I really liked was how their would be violin music playing throughout the story; I think it complimented the story with that as a soothing backdrop. With the music playing, it sometimes took the place of dialogue by heightening the emotion of the story.

I understand what you’re saying about Richard Gere’s character being simple and one-note, but I think he was someone we didn’t really need to know much about. He’s sort of like The Man in the Yellow Hat in the Curious George stories, for me, so it’s more about his and Hatchi’s relationship together and how he saved the dog and therefore his dog returns that love tenfold. Even Hatchi could be considered one-note, he’s only ever inordinately loyal and loving, but I think that’s enough.

This is a movie I adore but can’t work up the courage to rewatch any time soon. It’ll break me, I was choking up losing my voice a little as soon as I finished it.