John Cusack (Action/Comedy)

Grosse Pointe Blank
Action/Comedy
R
Fun

Howdy, strangers. Sorry for the inappropriate delay in posting, not that I should be too worried being my fan-base consists mostly of myself and my dog who reads just because his cousin stopped writing his blog "Dogs DO know it's not bacon," which I believe is about his favorite dog snacks, but don't quote me. Ok, enough with the lies. Here's some truth for you: Grosse Pointe Blank is a movie you need to watch. It doesn't matter what you're into, this movie has it all: comedy, drama, action, love (aww), and whatever else it is you're looking for. Yes, you miscreants, there is a mild sex scene, so don't even ask; however, there is no nudity. If you're in it for the movie, here's the story:

John Cusack's character is a contracted hitman who hails from the mean streets of the Detroit area. His secretary informs him there is a high school reunion in his home town of Grosse Pointe and schedules him for a hit in the area as part of a kill two birds with one stone scenario. Despite his reluctance, he returns to his home town where he runs into his senior prom date, who is still bitter she was stood up on prom night by Mr. Blank himself. During this time, he begins rebuilding the shattered relationship with his long, lost love, unfortunately, Dan Aykroyd (Yes, the Ghost Buster and father of Britney Spears in the Academy Award non-nominated Crossroads), a fellow hitman, is trying to convince Blank to join a "Club" of hitmen in order to prevent mishaps on the job, which Blank refuses. The continual Man VS Man, Man VS Himself, and Man VS ...Woman prediciments ensue even during the Grosse Pointe High School Reunion.

The movie is full-to-bursting with dry, sarcastic humor as well as gun play and ...what I can only call "the other kind of gun play" which is often referred to as romance. That chemistry that everyone rants on about is definitely there between John Cusack and Minnie Driver as well as the negative chemistry between John Cusack and Dan Aykroyd. If you want to have a good time doing something other than your normal Wednesday evening activities, which I can only assume include doing laundry at the 25 cent laundramat and maybe calling your cousin after 7 when you get free minutes kick in, you should definitely check this movie out. It'll probably cost you a dollar to rent it for five days, so do that.

Favorite Quote: (New Segment)
Circumstances: Blank stands before a convenience store which is now in the place where his old house once stood. He calls his psychiatrist and leaves a message.
Quote: "You can never go home...but I guess you can shop there."

THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT
1. This movie is pretty loaded down with curse words, but why wouldn't it be? I don't know that I would believe someone is a hitman if they use words like "darn" and "dang" as I've previously stated in my introduction. Cover your ears when Dan Aykroyd talks if that kind of thing offends you.
2. There is a mild sex scene, but nothing is shown.
3. There is very little violence considering it's a movie about hitmen. People are shot, but the gore is minimal. I believe most of the blood you see is less than you see when you floss your teeth and shave...at the same time.

LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
Alright, at the risk of sounding like I'm unoriginal, which I am, the tagline reads "Even a hitman deserves a second chance." Hitmen are people, too, hence the "man" in the job title. It's as respectable a job as PoliceMAN or FireMAN or SuperMAN, but only when contracted for jobs that involve the mercenary killing of a man who harms other people, but that's just my opinion. Someone has to take out the "trash," and by that I dont mean the GarbageMAN.