And You Thought Your Class Reunion Was Tough: Grosse Pointe Blank

You can tell Grosse Pointe Blank is an old movie because it features actress Minnie Driver speaking with an American accent.

And if you're from Michigan -- like yours truly -- you can't help finding it quaint how the movie tries to present Grosse Pointe as just another small town with a suburban lifestyle when it's actually more famous to my fellow Detroiters for being the local residence for rich kids. At worst, Grosse Pointe is the Michigan equivalent of Beverly Hills -- not a bad place to live but not a humble small town either.

That said, Grosse Pointe Blank holds up pretty well for an old movie. (Though like most people who are old enough to remember the 1990s, I still find it depressing to consider it an old movie.) Granted, the film is sometimes a little self-congratulatory in its humor but it's still pretty watchable. And I just love the Spanish-language song that plays over the end credits -- the type of song that made me say, "What the hell is that?" the first time I heard it.