Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
So the writing block continues. There is nothing deep to say about it, it was a fun movie with a stupid plot. Oh my God, it was incredibly stupid, ahahahaha. I was cringing every time he kissed that woman who, sadly, was perhaps one of the most boring love interest characters I have ever seen in a film. It is to be expected, it was a movie for TV. In fact, I am not sure if I should continue blogging about these kinds of TV movies at all. They are expected to be bad and mostly for entertainment, but for completion, I felt like I should.
Another reason, of course, is that I can now rant about my favorite TV series! “Burn Notice” cannot technically be called favorite TV series because of its many, many weaknesses, but I think one has to admit their guilty pleasures freely, and “Burn Notice” certainly is one for me. Luckily the next season is going to be airing soon, ho ho ho. Even when it’s an artsy film, I tend to watch them mostly for entertainment purposes. I don’t think I would ever hold a film in high esteem if it did not entertain me in some form or another, but at the same time, I still would feel bad about “dumb” entertainment. “Burn Notice” is on the thin line between what I would generally say is very good and the kind of show that I watch because I have been burned out from work during the day (bad pun not intended, for realz). The series manages to hit a nerve with me; I love the show’s simple formula with a few main characters helping out people in trouble on an episodic basis, leaving you with a generally happy feeling after almost every single episode.
The film follows practically the same formula as the show itself, with the exception that we don’t have the backdrop of stylish Miami. But the ‘clients’ completely make up for it; they are so much more amusing and likable than usual. The film definitely got me into the mood of looking forward to the next season of the series!