Travel 2 - No Sleep and Paul Rudd

I can't sleep on planes. I try but I can't.

I will doze a bit, toss restlessly, jerk awake, drool somewhat, kick out spasmodically (every once in awhile kicking a poor, unsuspecting stewardess) and snort. But actual, real, full, deep sleep always seems to elude me on a plane.

This is not so terrible when flying domestic but, on a 12-hour international flight from LA to Munich, it can become annoying. There is only so long that you can twiddle your thumbs before you begin to lose your mind.

In the end, I watched movies. A lot of movies. Oh, more movies than you would think possible. Movies, movies, movies. Each one of them as bad as I could think of (as you will, I think, agree) and not a damn one of them could put me to sleep.
Let me share them with you.

1) Horton Hears a Who
Another in the fine tradition of Jim Carrey Dr. Seuss book film adaptations. After about 10 minutes though, I was hoping that Horton would hear a better writer.

2) Definitely, Maybe.
A tender Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin romantic dromedy in which Maya (played by Abigail) must figure out which of her father's three past girlfriends is actually her mother. It was the cinematic equivalent of a game of three-card monte and like said game, in the end, nobody wins.

3) Jumper
How the HELL does Hayden Christensen keep getting work?!

And, finally, the pièce de résistance:

4) I Could Never Be Your Woman
Starring Paul Rudd and Michelle Pfieffer, this movie tells the story of an older woman who dates a MUCH younger man.
I normally like Paul Rudd but this movie actually made Must Love Dogs look like it had chemistry.
The best part of the whole thing is that Paul Rudd's character confesses that he is actually 28 years old. 28? Really? I actually got a good laugh at that.

Four movies and no sleep. Good times and great oldies.