Jason Lively (main actor) was lame...
I'd say he was the weakest part of the cast. He's sleepwalking through the movie.
shareSo you're saying he wasn't very "lively"?:P (I had to. How often do you get an opportunity like that?)
But seriously, I saw nothing wrong with his performance in the film. He seemed to have fun with it -- especially when he had scenes with Jill.
If you've heard of it, it's already too mainstream for me.
That, sir, is a good pun. :)
It's just that he left no impression on me unlike everyone else (and I do mean everyone else). Maybe it's the way his role was written (he can't seem to make up his mind about anything). Even when he gets to be the hero at the end, he still looks to me like somebody trying to act as "the man" instead of being "the man".
Revisited this for the first time in 20+ years. Was underwhelmed, as well. Felt has was leaps above this performance in European Vacation, where he had so much more energy.
"If I had ya where I wanted ya, they'd be pumpin your ass full of formaldehyde!"
I think that was the point, this hopeless nerd is the only one left at the end to deal with the problem.
JLT
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