Where the wild things might be

Catherine Keener is one of my favorite actresses working in films today and, for the most part, I have been a fan of the films of director Spike Jonze. I loved the result of their collaboration on Being John Malkovich. I'll never forget how she delivered the line "Check, please." (Watch it and see what I mean.) However, I have mixed feelings about Jonze's latest film. Where the Wild Things Are, opening in October. For one thing, judging from this trailer, Ms. Keener doesn't have all that much screen time and some of my other favorite actors -- James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker and Paul Dano -- have voice credits only. Finally, I think the creatures look stupid.