Kathleen asked me for a more through review of "A Mighty Wind" and who am I not to comply?

I really enjoy Christopher Guest's work. I thought both "Waiting For Guffman" and "Best in Show" were brilliant. Let's forget for the moment that he also directed the Chris Farley/Matthew Perry disaster "Almost Heroes."

"Wind," however, wasn't up to his usual brilliance. I think a good portion of the blame for that is the subject matter. Sixties folk music is a milquetoast world and now everybody's out of it. Got it. Move on. Maniacal dog shows and bizarre local theater troupes certainly offer much more material for satire. I felt like much of the plot, therefore, was one-note.

The acting, however, was superb. Eugene Levy was absolutely brilliant and Fred Willard continues to prove that he's a treasure. Catherine O'Hara and Michael McKean were also great. My biggest acting complaint was the use of my beloved Parker Posey. Remember a few months back when I wrote that Parker had learned to play the mandolin for the role? Well, it was a total waste. She had maybe five minutes of screen time and less than ten seconds of mandolin time. A waste.

I think I might have also missed a lot of inside jokes. I don't know much about folkies. I think I could identify who all the bands were supposed to be parodies of, but I'm sure that there were a plethora of references that I just did not get. Some older folks around me were just absolutely beside themselves in laughter at points that I didn't find funny at all. Odd.

Anyhow, it wasn't bad. I recommend it. I just wanted it to be brilliant. It wasn't.