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The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Simon Brew
It's Friday. It's the newly-crowned Ready Reckoner Day (TM)! Simon sits Matt Damon down in the chair...
Published on Sep 7, 2007
The star of the summer, with two blockbuster threequels under his belt, Matt Damon hasn’t done enough to sidestep the glare of the Den Of Geek Ready Reckoner.So let’s get down to business….
School Ties
Smashing, and not widely seen drama.
Courage Under Fire
Another crap Meg Ryan film.
Chasing Amy
Kevin Smith’s finest hour. So far.
The Rainmaker
Slow, borderline-boring Grisham adaptation.
Good Will Hunting
The breakthrough role in the film what he co-wrote. And won his Oscar for.
Saving Private Ryan
Overrated Spielberg flick.
Rounders
Surprisingly weak John Dahl flick, most notable for John Malkovich going over the top. Again.
Dogma
Kevin Smith’s weakest hour. So far.
The Talented Mr Ripley
Smashing acting, but woefully overrated film.
Titan A.E.
Pleasantly surprising animated movie.
The Legend Of Bagger Vance
Finding Forrester
All The Pretty Horses
A trio of two-star CV fillers.
Ocean’s 11
Smashing remake, and the best of the trilogy.
The Majestic
A bit of voiceover work in Frank Darabont’s whimsical drama.
Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron
Piss poor animated rubbish. About a horse.
The Bourne Identity
Two thirds really good, last third quite weak. But still good.
Stuck On You
Crap Farrelly Brothers rubbish.
EuroTrip
Crap may-as-well-be Farrelly Brothers rubbish.
Jersey Girl
Forgettable Kevin Smith movie. Not bad, not good, not much.
The Bourne Supremacy
Super sequel. But the best was yet to come…
Ocean’s Twelve
Crap, self-indulgent rubbish.
Syriana
Too complex, very heavy, but quite good.
The Departed
Not top notch Scorsese, but still a terrific film.
The Good Shepherd
Long and ponderous, but this writer still liked it.
Ocean’s Thirteen
Not a bad way to end a trilogy.
The Bourne Ultimatum
A stunning way to end a trilogy. Damon’s best film.
Not watched:
Among the no shows are The Brothers Grimm, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Gerry, Glory Daze and Geronimo.
Next from me: Ben Affleck. Ho ho ho. Gigli here we come!
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Re: The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Posted By RonHogan 1 September 7, 2007 11:35:44 AM
I had no idea we were counting cameos (Chasing Amy).
Re: The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Posted By simonbrew 1 September 7, 2007 01:01:33 PM
Hey, I left out Field of Dreams! I didn't count *all* small roles!
Re: The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Posted By cjlines 1 September 7, 2007 01:06:33 PM
I thought I quite liked Matt Damon but reading through that list of films, I really can't justify that.
Re: The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Posted By Matt 1 September 7, 2007 02:58:09 PM
No Team America?
Re: The Matt Damon ready reckoner
Posted By JiminyJetson 1 September 7, 2007 05:07:08 PM
Simon.... do you really think jersey girl was better than Dogma? JG was one of the worst films i have ever seen...
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