This film was simply a vehicle for Tiffany DeBartolo's ego to clobber you with her trivial clichés and quote collection. I think I can sum up 'Dream' with just one line from the script: After David gives Iona Skye's character a glass of milk to help her sleep, she says to him, "You're not going to make me drink any more warm white liquids are you?" The dialog could not have been more trite. Take for example the conversation where the characters waste ten minutes of your life comparing Bono of U2 to God, and Eddie Vetter to Christ. If you like THAT KIND of dialog, this film is for you. The only thing I can say about the film is that the supporting acting wasn't THAT bad (Astin & Aniston were great) though Skye looked like she could use a few more takes or reads of the script before she took on this know-it-all character. One of the films major problems were all the pop culture references. It would have been fine to leave in one (say, the Laverne and Shirley theme song for example), but the U2/Pearl Jam debate (if you can call it that), the "Anyone, Bueler" line, begin to wear you thin because 'Dream' becomes a highlight film of other film lines and song lyrics instead of something unique or even close to original. The movie is laced with them simply because the author isn't clever enough to come up with her own witty turns of phrase. The over use of quotes is enough to make you want to turn it off after 15 minutes. The second major distraction was the soundtrack because it NEVER STOPS PLAYING! I also don't know why the film didn't switch back to black and white when they find out David has a girlfriend. Why use that metaphor at the beginning if you're not going to stick with it throughout the film? I think that's the last Jennifer Aniston film I ever see. I like her, I think she's a great actress, but her nose for scripts is not going to keep her around once Friends is over. Kudrow has done much, much better at finding good independent scripts. Rent The Opposite of Sex, or Clockwatchers, if you're a Friends fan. This film was terrible.
Review of Dream for an Insomniac
