Pun Salad

I've had a very poor movie-watching record so far this year. Part of the problem: I don't report on movies if I fell asleep while watching them. And that happens a lot; I even nodded off in the movie theater during 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

But I can report that I stayed awake all the way through Song Sung Blue. And I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's the based-on-truth story of Mike and Claire Sardina, starting from their meet-cute while performing their tribute-band songs at the Wisconsin State Fair. They discover their true chemistry in the songs of Neil Diamond. And eventually build a fan following in the Milwaukee area. Until…

Well, no spoilers here. But I went into the movie not really knowing the details, and there's some bad stuff I didn't see coming. (And, sadly, neither does Claire.) But it wouldn't be a very interesting movie without some of that.

Hugh Jackman plays Mike, Kate Hudson plays Claire, and they are both great. (Ms. Hudson snagged a Best Actress Oscar nomination, well-deserved.) And, hey, that's Jim Belushi!

(For what it's worth: I am definitely going to see Project Hail Mary on the big screen. And I will try again to watch The Bone Temple when it shows up on Netflix.)