Trying for the ‘big’ moment is never a good idea

Here is a posting that I would have made earlier in the day if my laptop hadn’t run out of juice:

Just got out of a movie titled “Hustle & Flow.” It’s a movie that my friend Leslie Kelly told me that I had to see, since it was filmed in Memphis, where she is the food writer and restaurant reviewer. And I’m glad that she recommended it because it features a stunning lead performance by Terrence Howard, with support by the likes of Anthony Anderson and Taryn Manning.

The only problem? The film reaches for a “big” moment instead of just letting the story play out realistically. Which is too bad, because it was on the way to being one of the best films of the festival so far.

I better not tell Leslie. She might get disappointed.