Jeffrey Alan Schechter

Overall Impression – A lighthearted, goofy (and I’ll admit, fun) comedy about debt relief – Hollywood style. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Rebecca Bloomwood. What’s she trying to accomplish? – Professional: pay off her credit card debt. Personal: overcome her shopping addiction. Private: find the things in life that have real value. […]

Overall Impression – A big hit with small laughs. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Paul Blart. What is he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Protect the mall. Personal: Get Amy to love him. Private: Not be the loser he’s always been all his life. Who’s trying to stop him? – Veck […]

Overall Impression – Fun, but it felt like something was missing. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Carl Allen. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: become a ‘Yes Man’.  Personal: win over Allison.  Private: not spend his life alone. Who’s trying to stop him? – Minor obstacles along the way… mostly his […]

Overall Impression — Oh.  My.  Lord.  The biggest cajones in the comedy world belong to Ben Stiller.  This movie goes places wise men fear to tread…and comes out the other side in one, amazing piece. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Tugg Speedman. What’s he trying to accomplish? — Professional: Rebuild his career […]

Overall Impression — At first I was embarrassed at how much I liked this movie, and then I realized that I had nothing to be ashamed about! THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Maxwell Smart. What’s he trying to accomplish? — Prove that he’s a capable field agent, impress Agent 99, and save […]