Harrison Ford Returns

And, with any luck, he'll be going away again soon.

I wasn't gonna mention my lack of regard for the overripe Mr. Ford, but since Hotmail beat me over the head with an obnoxious Flash trailer to hype his latest film, Firewall, I can no longer remain silent.

There's something less than admirable - okay, pathetic - about actors like Ford who feel compelled to portray heroes over and over again. Few things could be more excruciating than watching Mr. Volatile simmer and stew and wail on bad guys in another tired DON'T FUCK WITH MY FAMILY flick. A meticulous plaque-scraping sans nitrous would be preferable to enduring five minutes of that predictable, spastic bullshit.

Ford should reconsider his compulsion for bludgeoning audiences with his slow-burning righteousness film after film. Maybe he could appeal to Jim Jarmusch, Wes Anderson, or David Cronenberg. Or go crazy and play a character who does something besides fuck his wife, hug his kids and Kick Villain Ass.

Short of a creative gestalt, we can surmise what Harry's future holds: