How To Review Movies like a Pro!

A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way

If you’re like most guys, you love a chance to sound smart. Who doesn’t love impressing people? It’s a worthwhile pursuit to learn how to sound like an expert. The chance to sweep a woman off her feet by discussing the technical merits of her favorite piece of art or poetry is one we all want, but we realize that we are hopelessly ignorant. To review anything, we need to know a little bit about it, or come off as a BS-ing fool; and we don’t really want to know much about art or poetry, we just want to sound as if we do. What’s a guy to do? 

The number one rule of fibbing is to start with a basis in truth. In this case, you want to sound like an expert - polished, and unquestionably right; but you’re not. So, stick to something you do know (or at least like); movies. When it comes down to it, you probably don’t know much about movies either. You have never attended film school, you consider Vin Deisel to be one of the great actors of our day, and you feel proud that you know what ‘letter-box’ means. This is the big difference, however. Despite your complete lack of technical knowledge, you probably like movies, and don’t give a flip about art or poetry. Worry not – here are some simple guidelines to sound like a regular Ebert on a regular basis.