Yesterday was a rainy day in LA, so we decided to visit the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City and then see a movie at the theater across the street.
The Annenberg Space had a great career retrospective up for two of the best sports photographers of the 20th century (and both are still working), Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer. The exhibit was a treat for me, as a huge sports fan (and lifelong Sports Illustrated subscriber, as the two contributed much of their work to that magazine) and budding photographer, but I think the rest of our group enjoyed it as well.
The movie, however, was not to the same level. Metacritic gave it a 47 rating, in the yellow zone, which usually means “mediocre but enjoyable.” I think the rating should have been more around 35, in the red. Not worth the time. There was a ridiculous cross-country treasure hunt (which Vanessa reports was not in the book), a “hip, urban sidekick” satyr who cracked wise to obnoxious effect and some tiresome “missing daddy” Psych 101 plot elements. Oh well. For Vanessa’s sake, since she enjoyed the books, I hope the second book is better and has different screenwriters.
