Never Could Discover The Plot

Dorian at postmodernbarney.com has created a list of uncomfortable plot summaries for a boat load of films/books. Via Kottke, who highlighted a few of his favorites. Here are a few of mine to whet your appetite:

• DEMOLITION MAN: In a future where crime is completely eradicated, a black man steals and murders.
• GLENGARRY, GLENN ROSS: Sales job proves difficult for some.
• LOVE ACTUALLY: Prime Minister risks war with United States over a sexy secretary.
• METROPOLIS: Efficient society undone by unions.
• MULHOLLAND DRIVE: Lesbian relationship is harmful.
• RED DAWN: Despite shock-and-awe tactics, a superior occupying force is no match for a tenacious sect of terrorist insurgents.
• SWEENEY TODD: Businesses flourish when freed from stringent regulation.
• TAXI DRIVER: Modern dating proves challenging for working class man.
• Every Neil Gaiman Enterprise: Misfit discovers he/she is special person in secret world just beside our own.