Review of The Long and Short of It

Sean Astin is a pretty good actor. I didn't like his work in The Lord of the Rings, but he was good in Rudy and The Goonies (when he was a kid). Here, he tries to create a sweet short film with a message -- but fails miserably. It's not uplifting or sweet. It's just corny and dumb. Filmed on the set of The Lord of the Rings in New Zealand, you may catch a glimpse of Lord of the Rings directer Peter Jackson as the bus driver. Someone once said that Jackson's films are long and unruly, like his beard, whereas George Lucas's films are neat and smooth, like his own films. I don't know. But that Jackson sure does look like a slob.

Boy, I'm going to get some angry Lord of the Rings fans after me for saying that.