Sometimes I think entertainment pundits forget why we go to the movies.  We go as a form of escape discovering hilarity, empathy and thrill in the misadventures of fictional characters. Those cerebral critics seem to believe that if a story line is overly contrived with outlandish happenstance, then entertainment value is somehow compromised.  On the contrary, A Girl Most Likely has quirky freshness where the writer injects obscure creativity in the character of Ralph, some positivity amongst family dysfunction, and the occasional scene only accommodating to abnormal characters.  Funny dialogue abounds with law enforcement after rear ending of a Porsche by bedeviled protagonist Imogene (Kristen Wiig). Sex is normalized without an F bomb dropped even once.  A reptilian shell encapsulates in more ways than one. Weirdness becomes triumphant.  The elite become lame.  What’s not to “like”.

While mainstream media rhetorically and tepidly asks the question, “Did President Trump push aside a world leader?”,  I’ll simply express the obvious having watched the clip.  President Trump pushed aside the President of Montenegro in an effort position himself in what he thought was a more favorable position amongst a crowd for whatever reason was circulating in his self centered mind. Will he apologize?  You and I know he’s not big on apologies. Will the incident be shrugged off by Europeans having been witnesses to the tumult en masse via social media?   On the surface – yes but I suspect there will be a metaphorical impact which will linger as supplemental subconscious residue.

The first presidential debate went off largely as expected with Trump doing some bulldozing while Clinton exalted in elitism. Unfortunately for the campaigns, neither attribute is appealing to the undecided. Advisors will be reeling in frustration wondering what it’s going to take for their candidates to draw affinity from swing voters. Much of Trump’s message has been strong but his propensity for wielding insults is a simple character flaw unfitting of the presidency. This messenger does in fact “live in his own reality” as characterized by Mrs. Clinton last night.

Of course in the interests of national security, the thousands of emails produced by Mrs. Clinton from her private server should not be released and suggesting their release as a predicate for Trump releasing his tax return is exemplary of poor mental capacity.  Trump appears to lack the ability to hold his tongue long enough to formulate cohesive strategic remarks.  He is reactionary and boorish. His manner suggests that every conceived action is perpetrated from any and all perceptions of another’s weakness.  Although at times expressing empathy for the underprivileged, one is left curious about his sincerity.  I contend that one massive ego at the helm of the world’s largest military power is not a formula for long lasting world peace.  The conservative message was squandered in a fashion similar to substantial tax receipts entrusted to Washington and those would be tax receipts from Trump had he not had access to loopholes for the wealthy.