Harry Brown

Set in modern day Britain, Harry Brown follows one man's journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point.

This was a surprisingly badass movie. The moral here is do not piss off old guys who have seen all sorts of stuff in their lifetimes and have nothing to lose. Michael Caine was very gritty and the certain scenes with the rising background score were intense. The only knock I can really make against it is that it takes place in England so there are certain political/procedural aspects that were definitely foreign and there were a couple of times where I had no clue what the punk ass kids were saying. Outside of that, it was a tense, short, enjoyable movie.

I would definitely recommend people checking this bad boy out. Not that it opened wide or anything, but you could definitely put this on your Netflix cue.

City Island

Set in a quaint fishing community on the outskirts of New York City, City Island is a hilarious and touching tale about a family whose comfortable co-existence is upended by surprising revelations of past secrets and present day lies. Vince Rizzo (Andy Garcia) is a lifelong resident of the tiny, tradition-steeped Bronx enclave of City Island. A family man who makes his living as a corrections officer, Vince longs to become an actor. Ashamed to admit his aspirations to his family, Vince would rather let his fiery wife Joyce (Julianna Margulies) believe his weekly poker games are a cover for an extramarital affair than admit he's secretly taking acting classes in Manhattan. When Vince is asked to reveal his biggest secret in class, he inadvertently sets off a chaotic chain of events that turns his mundane suburban life upside down. Inspired by the exercise, he decides to bring his long-lost ex-con son Tony (Steven Strait) home to meet the family, and it soon becomes clear that everyone—including his college student daughter (Dominik García-Lorido), teenaged son Vinnie, Jr. (Ezra Miller), charismatic acting partner (Emily Mortimer) and drama coach (Alan Arkin)— has something to hide. A perfect storm of deception, half truths and confusion makes Vince and his family members realize that the truth may not set them free, but it is easier to keep track of than all their well-intentioned white lies.

This was a very funny movie. You find yourself completely enthralled with the numerous levels of disfunction in this family. There really is no rhyme or reason to anything that happens, but you are hooked in to the ride watching it all play out. This is a movie a lot like Little Miss Sunshine or Sunshine Cleaning. I really enjoyed it, cared about the characters and had a lot of huge laughs watching it.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out. Its one of the better limited release movies to come along in a while.

The Losers

An explosive tale of double cross and revenge, The Losers centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team--Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar--find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

This movie was straight up bad ass fun. I cannot believe how much I enjoyed this movie. This was like an 80s action movie with the shootouts and the double crossing along with the constant witty banter. It was also tight and short in running time. Not to mention the working in of "Don't Stop Believing". If there was ever a song that can fit in to anything and make it better . . . that's the song! The characters were all entertaining, especially Chris Evans (although I still can't believe he was cast as Captain America . . . . . . although I was the same guy that couldn't believe Robert Downey Jr was cast as Iron Man and that worked out phenomenally) and Jason Patric as the incredibly overacted bad guy.

I strongly recommend people check out The Losers. It was straight up non-thinking fun . . . . . an old school popcorn movie.

The Back-Up Plan

After years of dating, Zoe (Jennifer Lopez) has decided waiting for the right one is taking too long. Determined to become a mother, she commits to a plan, makes an appointment and decides to go it alone. On the day of her artificial insemination, Zoe meets Stan (Alex O'Loughlin) – a man with real possibilities. Trying to nurture a budding relationship and hide the early signs of pregnancy becomes a comedy of errors for Zoe and creates confusing signals for Stan. When Zoe nervously reveals the reason for her unpredictable behavior, Stan commits fully and says he's in. Never before has love seen a courtship where a wild night of sex involves three in a bed – Stan, Zoe and the ever-present massive pregnancy pillow. Or, where "date night" consists of being the "focal point" at a near-stranger's water birth which does for kiddie pools what "Jaws" did for swimming in the ocean. The real pregnancy test comes when both of them realize they really don't know each other outside of hormonal chaos and birth preparations. With the nine month clock ticking, both begin to experience cold feet. Anyone can fall in love, get married and have a baby but doing it backwards in hyper-drive could be proof positive that they were made for each other.

This is as formula as "date" movies can be. There isn't a single scene that happens that you don't know or feel as if you have seen already. The trick to date movies is that even if you follow the iron clad formula, you'll be okay as long as you are interested in the characters or the relationship. Not the case with this turd whatsoever. No chemistry. No interest. Nothing. Its just a blatant waste of time.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone bother seeing this. There is the one funny pool birthing scene. Outside of that - there was nothing that remotely brought a smile to my face.

Oceans

Disneynature, the studio that presented Earth, brings Oceans to the big screen on Earth Day, 2010. Nearly three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water and Oceans boldly chronicles the mysteries that lie beneath. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud dive deep into the very waters that sustain all of mankind—exploring the playful splendor and the harsh reality of the weird and wonderful creatures that live within.

Two things at play here. A - Not much of a fan of "nature" documentaries. Tend to put me to sleep. This one held true to form. B - I am petrified of underwater life. I'm not afraid to admit it. I am afraid of birds and underwater animals. Therefore, there is no way for this movie to have been considered good by me. I was creeped out at first and then bored to sleep. It also wasn't like Earth where it followed three families of animals. It was more sporadic and just kind of random. Not a fan.

Again - I'm biased against this movie on many levels so I'm probably not the one you should be going with recommendations from.

Kick-Ass

When Dave Lizewski – ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek dons a green-and-yellow internet-bought wetsuit to become the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass, he soon finds an answer to his own question of why doesn't anyone try to become a superhero: because it hurts. But, overcoming all the odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave quickly becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public. However, he's not the only superhero out there – the fearless and highly-trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl have been slowly but surely taking down the criminal empire of local Mafioso, Frank D'Amico. And, as Kick-Ass gets drawn into their no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting with Frank and his son, Chris, aka Red Mist.

Loved this movie!!! I can't believe how much I loved this movie! Even though it was so morally reprehensible on so many levels, I loved this movie! The story was well written and developed. The script was tight, sarcastic when necessary and realistic when necessary. The characters all got the proper build up. They laid groundwork for a sequel. The action was awesome. This was an incredibly well done comic book movie. As for the morally wrong stuff . . . . . Should a child the age of Hit Girl be saying some of those lines? Dear God No! Should a grown man be beating the crap out of a little kid like that? Dear God No! Should we be promoting disillusioned teenagers to buy scuba suits and fight crime? Dear God No! Were there a lot of unecessary scenes thoughout the movie just for the die hard fanboys to get off on? Dear God Yes! But they are the ones that made this movie possible in the first place, so go ahead and honor them. Sure it got them a R rating and cost the studio millions of dollars, but they chose to honor the fan boys. I get that. I accept that. That's what made my brain work past the morally wrongness of this movie at times and enjoy the awesome comic book/popcorn movie ride that it was.

I strongly recommend that everyone check this movie out. Again - it is crazy violent at times and has many "not okay" parts to it, but it is one hell of an enjoyable ride if you can work past all that.

The Joneses

Demi Moore and David Duchovny star as a seemingly perfect couple who, along with their equally perfect teenagers -- Amber Heard and Ben Hollingsworth -- move into an upscale gated community. The Joneses have better goods and game than any other family in town. The only problem is they're not a family -they are employees of a stealth marketing organization, and they know how to make everyone else want what they've got.

This movie started out great. It has a good premise and I was totally buying in to it . . . . no pun intended. I could honestly see this happening. Unfortunately, there wasn't really anywhere for this to go about half way through the movie and it started treading water for a while. The movie wrapped up in a pretty predictable way which made the treading water part that much stupider. Just shorten the movie and you are good to go. Sadly they didn't.

I'd lukewarmly recommend people checking this movie out. Its not a horrible watch but it could have been a much better movie based on a pretty clever premise.

Death At A Funeral

Death at a Funeral is a hilarious day in the life of an American family come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.

This movie was downright absurd with all the characters and silly storylines. However, I thought it was hysterical. James Marsden absolutely stole the show as the accidentally high boyfriend of the dearly departed's niece. I couldn't stop laughing every time he was on screen. Its one of those roles where I have no idea how they were able to catch it on film without all the actors losing it completely. Tracy Morgan also carried his weight and played off of the cranky Danny Glover really well. Surprisingly, neither Chris Rock or Martin Lawrence brought much to the movie though. They were hilarious when playing second fiddle to Morgan or Marsden but didn't provide too many laughs by themselves. The fact that the movie was super short also helped because it prevented a lot of the storylines from getting too dragged out.

I would recommend people checking this out if they are looking for a laugh. Its not the funniest thing you'll ever see, but its short, tight and has enough laughs in it.

Date Night

Steve Carell (The Office) and Tina Fey (30 Rock) star in an adventure that turns a run-of-the-mill married couple's date upside down - way upside down, in Date Night.

This movie is exactly what you expect. Its formula in every way. Its chock full of the most cliche characters. Its story couldn't be more simple if it tried. However, I was still able to enjoy it simply because I love Steve Carell and Tina Fey. Their comedic talents were able to provide enough laughs to make this movie slightly better than average. The incredibly short running time also helped.

I wouldn't outright recommend that everyone run to see this. Its nowhere near that funny and to be honest I went in to the movie with really low expectations so I'm sure that helped too. That being said, its not a total waste of your time because it is super short and there are much worse things you could choose to watch.

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Gathered together in the Bahamas for their annual one-week reunion, four close couples eagerly reconnect, sharing news about their lives and relationships. But their intimate week in paradise is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of Sheila's ex-husband, Mike, who hopes to break up her new marriage with Troy and win her back. The others soon realize they too are not immune to the challenges of commitment and fidelity. Angela doesn't believe her husband, Marcus, can be faithful now that he's a celebrity television newscaster. Dianne and Terry's relationship is feeling the strain of raising children. And Patricia, a successful self-help psychologist, must finally reveal the deep flaws in her seemingly perfect marriage to Gavin. With their relationships hanging in the balance when they return home, each couple must choose between blame and forgiveness, doubt and faith, with life-altering consequences...

Is this actually going to be a franchise? That's happening? So on the same terms of Harry Potter, Batman, Iron Man, etc we will have the Why Did I Get Married franchise? Wow. That being said, this is a somewhat watchable movie. It is utterly pointless overall just like the first one. However, just like in the original, Tyler Perry is really good at capturing the realism of different relationships. There are also some really big laughs and some really crazy argument/fighting scenes between the couples. To review the pointlessness - even though this is the second film in the franchise . . . . still can't get over this . . . . . and I only saw the movie a couple of hours ago - I don't remember a single characters name. But to review the watchableness - I'm still laughing over the ashes on the beach scene.

I wouldn't outright recommend this movie. If you are a big Tyler Perry fan I'm sure that you've already seen it. If you aren't, I'm sure that you never will. It is definitely watchable though, but not truly worth your time.

Clash Of The Titans

In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, he will only survive if he can accept his power as a god, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

This movie is a decent watch as long as you keep your expectations in check. Its a good heavy with the special effects action movie. It reminded me a lot of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. There are much worse things that you can do with two hours of your life than watch Sam Worthington follow Arnold Schwartzenegger's career path. Terminator . . . check. High profile/big budget movie with James Cameron . . . . . check. Run around in the sand and fight crazy stuff like Conan . . . . check. Kind of surprised he wasn't in the upcoming Predator reboot at this point. Anywho, I digress. Although the movie was definitely watchable, it could have been much better. I hate in movies when they spend so much time building up characters and then they are just gone. So much effort was put in to the build up of the other guys traveling with Perseus. He actually had this whole dramatic speech before they went after Medusa. And then, SPOILER HERE, PEOPLE . . . . . they all got knocked off over the course of 45 seconds maybe. I wasn't even sure which dude it was getting killed. Movie could have been an hour and half without building up this eventually random guys. Also on the "could have been better kick", this movie is by far and away the biggest ripoff "3D" movie to date. If they would have made the movie in 3D from the start - it could have been great. However, making it and then turning it 3D after the fact is just insulting and an excuse to charge more money. I watched half the movie without the glasses on and NOTHING was blurry. About the only 3D effect I'll ever remember from this movie is my stepson having a ridiculous leg cramp that made him have to suddenly stand up in the middle of the movie for about 5 minutes. Did I mention that he is a giant? His mother, my friend and I were cracking up. Luckily, the rest of the audience probably thought it was part of the movie . . . . IN 3D! Okay - I've ranted enough. OH WAIT! No I didn't. Question to add to the never going to be answered list . . . . . . . why the f#ck was Zeus so damn shiny!?! Every time he was on the screen it was the most annoying flashlight in your face type effect. WHY!?! Okay - now I have ranted enough.

Even with all the waa-waa I just typed there, I'd still recommend any action/special effects fans checking this out. The movie is very flawed at points (and an absolute sham in 3D) but still watchable anyway.

The Last Song

The Last Song is set in a small Southern beach town where an estranged father (Greg Kinnear) gets a chance to spend the summer with his reluctant teenaged daughter (Miley Cyrus), who'd rather be home in New York. He tries to reconnect with her through the only thing they have in common—music—in a story of family, friendship, secrets and salvation, along with first loves and second chances.

This is nothing more than your generic tear jerker. Its got all the usual Nicolas Sparks stuff. Two youngsters fall in love. There's a beach. Someone dies. Its really not much different from his other movies except for that whole Miley Cyrus playing something other than herself or Hannah Montana. She wasn't outright horrible. She wasn't too great either. The movie and her performance in it were just kind of there.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone blindly go running out for this bad boy. Teenage girls and Nicolas Sparks fans are going to flock to it regardless I'm sure, but the rest of us could pretty much just wait for cable.

The Runaways

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s: The Runaways. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. Joan and Cherie fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley, played by Michael Shannon, who turns the group into an outrageous success and a family of misfits. With its tough-chick image and raw talent, the band quickly earns a name for itself—and so do its two leads: Joan is the band’s pure rock 'n' roll heart, while Cherie, with her Bowie-Bardot looks, is the sex kitten. Written and directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film chronicles Joan and Cherie's tumultuous relationship on and off stage, as the band starts to break out.

This was a decent movie considering I felt like I was watching a home made movie for most of it. Oh wait, it wasn't a home made movie? I guess that makes it kind of cruddy then. But then again - how in the blue hell could this movie have been that good anyway. Were we in a very high demand for a Joan Jett biopic/Cherie Currie biopic? Why would anyone cast Kristen Stewart in anything? She's like the female Hayden Christiansen. All kidding aside, the movie is somewhat watchable as a rockumenatary type film . . . . . not as a wide release film whatsoever though.

I really wouldn't recommend anyone checking this movie out unless you are TRULY in to rockumentary type movies. I went solely because I had an addiction to seeing all movies that come out in theatres. If you don't suffer from this - wait for cable

Chloe

Chloe centers on a married woman (Julianne Moore) who hires a prostitute (Amanda Seyfried) to find out whether her husband (Liam Neeson) is cheating on her. The prostitute, however, cons her about the nature of her husband's fidelity, a move that puts the family in jeopardy.

I really don't have much to say about this movie at all. Its just one of those. I feel like I should simply say yes I saw that movie and leave it at that. Its not the worst movie ever made. There were some artistic moments and 2 out of the 3 actors are pretty good. Side bar - I really don't like Julianne Moore. There isn't a single part of the movie that you don't see coming. Its just kind of there.

Would I recommend it? Probably not I guess. Again . . . I saw it and I really don't have anything to say about it.

How To Train Your Dragon

Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, How To Train Your Dragon is an action comedy that tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup's world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges he and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

I loved this movie! Loved it! The story was great. The characters/voices were great. The animation was amazing. And for the first time since I think Monster House, I can say that the 3D technology was actually worth it in an animated movie. And to make the whole thing even better, the main dragon literally looks like my cat in dragon form. Loved this movie!

I couldn't possibly recommend this movie any more to everyone. Adults will love it. Kids will love it. I definitely think this is going to end up on my Top 10 list at the end of the year.

Hot Tub Time Machine

Hot Tub Time Machine follows a group of best friends who've become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can't find the party; Nick's (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and video game-obsessed Jacob (Clark Duke) won't leave his basement. After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads' pounding, in the year 1986. This is their chance to kick some past and change their futures – one will find a new love life, one will learn to stand up for himself with the ladies, one will find his mojo, and one will make sure he still exists!

I'll admit I didn't have too high expectations for this movie. I thought it might be good for a few small laughs - most of which were in the ads - and thats about it. I ended up being very surprised. The story of the movie is ridiculous. There is no effort put in to the time travel angle and it just sort of happens. I found myself actually appreciating that because it would have just been a lame attempt at science fiction and what not and taken away from the laughs. Instead they just sort of had it happen and went with it. The 80s nostalgia was HILARIOUS! The posters on the walls, the way every one was dressed, the music, and the ski patrols thinking that they were "Russkies" from watching Red Dawn too much was priceless. The relationships/dialogue between the four guys was great. However, I found that my favorite part of the movie was that there was a bellhop that was missing an arm in the present but had the arm in 1986 and the anticipation of the numerous times that it might have been when he loses it (both by the audience and the movie cast on screen) was hysterical.

I never thought I'd be writing this, but I highly recommend the everyone check this movie out for big laughs. There are some really raunchy sight gags and scenes so be warned. However, they don't ruin the overall movie.

Greenberg

Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller), single, fortyish and at a crossroads in his life, finds himself in Los Angeles, house-sitting for six weeks for his more successful/married-with-children brother. In search of a place to restart his life, Greenberg tries to reconnect with old friends including his former bandmate Ivan (Rhys Ifans). But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself spending more and more time with his brother's personal assistant Florence (Greta Gerwig), an aspiring singer and also something of a lost soul. Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg and Florence manage to forge a connection, and Greenberg realizes he may at last have found a reason to be happy.

This is one of those artsy movies that I could totally see a film class using as a character study or something one day. Unfortunately, I hated it. About half way through - I threw in the towel and took a nap. I didn't doze off because of boredom. I actually said I'm going to sleep for a while wake me up if it gets any better. It didn't. I woke up anyway and still saw more of this movie than I wish I had. It really just circled the drain for a little less than 2 hours going nowhere. Ben Stiller was completely different than any other role he's done. I'll give him that. However, thats about all that I can say positively about this movie. Its a boring waste of time.


I wouldn't recommend that anyone bother checking this one out. Its way too artsy. Its way too boring. And there are so many better thnings you could be doing with your time.

Repo Men

In the futuristic action-thriller Repo Men, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your comfort or survival. Jude Law plays Remy, one of the best organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement... as well as a hefty debt. But a side effect of the procedure is that his heart's no longer in the job. When he can't make the payments, The Union sends its toughest enforcer, Remy's former partner Jake (Forest Whitaker), to track him down.

You pretty much get exactly what you expect from this movie . . . . . until the last couple of minutes. Its rare that "twist" endings get me. This one did. Its not like the twist makes the movie any better than it is or something more than it is. It just caught me off guard. I really won't say too much more about it than that because its better not to give it away. As for the rest of the movie, there is lots of action, crazy fight scenes, lots of blood and badassness. There are definitely parts of it where it dragged and the movie easily could have been shorter.

I would recommend this movie to anyone in to action and fighting. If that's up your alley, you will probably like this movie. Its not great by any means but its not completely horrible either.

The Bounty Hunter

Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston). He thinks all that's ahead is an easy payday, but when Nicole gives him the slip so she can chase a lead on a murder cover-up, Milo realizes that nothing ever goes simply with him and Nicole. The exes continually one-up each other – until they find themselves on the run for their lives. They thought their promise to love, honor and obey was tough – staying alive is going to be a whole lot tougher.

Wow! This was a giant piece of garbage. I don't even feel like writing about it. It was that bad. No chemistry. No hook to the characters. The most cliche script ever. Just a total waste of time and "talent". This goes to show even more that Jennifer Aniston's biggest claim to fame outside of Friends was that Brad Pitt left her for Angelina Jolie.

I wouldn't recommend anyone checking this out. Its a straight up stinker.

Our Family Wedding

"Our marriage, their wedding." It's lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia (America Ferrera) and Marcus (Lance Gross) are no exception. In Our Family Wedding, they learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day.

This is one of the most formula movies made across the board. There isn't a single thing that takes place in this movie that you don't expect or didn't know would happen from watching a 90 second spot on television. That being said, there were some pretty big laughs fit in there. Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia played really well off of each other. I wasn't expecting that at all.

I'm not outright going to recommend that everyone check this out because its not that good of a movie. However, there is a lot of worse stuff out there and this is a quick 90 minutes with some really good laughs in it.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Meet the kid who made "wimpy" cool, in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school.

I am a huge fan of these books. Stinka got me in to them and I've read all four so far. It takes an adult maybe 30-45 minutes to read one of them. Its half written and half cartoon like seen in the poster. However, the stories are so on point to how kids feel at this age and totally take you back to that time in your life. As for the movie, I can't remember the last time that a movie was this true to the book. There are always liberties taken and what not, but not here. It was cute. It was silly. It was funny. Adults will like this just as much as the kids. And I want to also give them big props for not throwing the word 3D on there to get parents to take their kids to it. I wish more kids fare wouldn't go the route of milking that.

I very strongly recommend everyone checking out this one. Its a great family film and will be enjoyed by all.

She's Out Of My League

Kirk (Jay Baruchel), an average Joe, can't believe his luck. Though he's stuck in a seemingly dead-end job as an airport security agent, against all odds Molly (Alice Eve), a successful and outrageously gorgeous babe falls for him. Kirk is stunned. So are his friends, his family and even his ex-girlfriend. Now he has to figure out how to make the relationship work, even though he's the first to admit "She's Out of My League."

I thought for sure that this would be one of those "sex" comedies that would push the envelope too far and end up being disappointed. Not sure if it was based on what I was expecting or not, but I ended up really liking this movie. There were two sex related scenes that I wouldn't feel comfortable with the kids seeing, but outside of that the envelope wasn't pushed. The yapping back and forth between the group of friends was incredibly real and very funny. The supporting characters always make or break a movie like this for me and the ones here did a good enough job to make this a fun watch.

I would recommend people checking this movie out. I found it to be a lot funnier than I expected and enjoyed it a lot.

Green Zone

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Damon) and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersecting agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. And at this blistering time and in this combustible place, he will find the most elusive weapon of all is the truth.


This was a really good political suspense drama. I had been knocking this movie for the last couple of months based on the ads for it that it was The "Bourne" Zone. It had the same actor, director and film style. Who were they trying to kid. (Side note - same thing goes for the forthcoming Robin Hood. Felt like I was watching a trailer for Gladiator with him wearing green and shooting arrows instead . . . . Gladiator Hood?) I could not have been more wrong. This movie was nothing like the Bourne movies but equally as enjoyable. Usually, heavy political action movies tend to fall short. This one did not. It was very believable with great performances across the board. You could totally buy Matt Damon in this role.


I would definitely recommend people checking this bad boy out. Regardless of whether you find the movie to be fact or fiction, it is definitely entertaining as hell.

Remember Me

In Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life.

This movie is nothing more than a wannabe Nicholas Sparks book/movie. Its all about family issues with the dad being emotionally disconnected, the sister being some kind of artistic savant and the brother having died a couple of years ago until a new love interest shows up and everything becomes okay but suddenly the main character dies at the end to gut wrenchingly remind us just how fragile life is. However, this movie makes Nicholas Sparks look beyond generous with the mudslide, car accident, or cancer deaths. I'm going to go ahead and spoil a major point of this movie because I think it is inhumane not to for anyone who would be devastated by it. The dude ends up being in one of the towers on the morning of 9/11. What the f were they thinking!?! I can't get over how many people are going to have a "girls night out" and go see hottie Edward from Twilight and get punched in the stomach over the loss of a brother, sister, father, mother, husband, wife, son or daughter on that day. I knew about it going in and still couldn't believe what I was watching as it all panned out. This is not the type of thing that you can throw in a movie and not let people know. This is not a proper swerve/sudden ending! You go in to see a "heartwarming romance" and have wounds torn back open and pounds of salt poured in to them.

I wouldn't recommend anyone seeing this movie. Its a textbook sapfest with a unecessary gut shot of an ending that will open a lot of wounds and thoughts after watching a movie that is totally not worth your time or money.

Brooklyn's Finest

Burned out veteran Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) has discovered there's no line he won't cross to provide a better life for his long-suffering wife and seven children. And Clarence "Tango" Butler (Don Cheadle) has been undercover so long his loyalties have started to shift from his fellow police officers to his prison buddy Caz (Wesley Snipes), one of Brooklyn's most infamous drug dealers. With personal and work pressures bearing down on them, each man faces daily tests of judgment and honor in one of the world's most difficult jobs. When NYPD's Operation Clean Up targets the notoriously drug-ridden BK housing project, all three officers find themselves swept away by the violence and corruption of Brooklyn's gritty 65th Precinct and its most treacherous criminals. During seven fateful days, Eddie, Sal and Tango find themselves hurtling inextricably toward the same fatal crime scene and a shattering collision with destiny.

This movie is just kind of there. I didn't get remotely hooked by any of the stories or characters. It was some of the most overdramatic stuff I've seen in a long time. The movie is also waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. This could have easily been a tighter 90 minute movie and I probably would have been much more in to it. Running at a little over 2 hours, I was dying to find out that there was still an hour left when I was ready to pull the plug. I still watched the whole thing and even though all the seperate stories come together somewhat, I really didn't care about any of them enough to be too interested.

I wouldn't really recommend this movie to anyone. You can just go ahead and wait for it to be on cable one night when you can't fall asleep or one morning if you are being too lazy to get out of bed.

Alice In Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland is a magical and imaginative twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time. Johnny Depp stars as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Alice embarks on a fantastical journey to find her true destiny and end the Red Queen's reign of terror.


This is one of those tough to review movies. Was it watchable and entertaining? Yeah. Was it a great and worthwhile movie? Not really. It was a visually intriguing movie that sped along on a fun little story. However, it was completely pointless across the board and basically a giant excuse for Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter. That's pretty much what I expected and it met my expectations because Johnny Depp was lots of fun to watch (honestly - when the hell is he not?). Helena Bonham Carter was also a lot of fun to watch as The Red Queen which was a surprising bonus because I'm not a big fan of her at all.


Would I recommend this movie? Still not so sure. If you just want to watch Johnny Depp play the Mad Hatter or see a movie similar to the two Narnia movies - then yes. If you are looking for a great movie or - even worse - have really high hopes for this movie, then no.

Cop Out

Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy (Bruce Willis) is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paul (Tracy Morgan) is his "partner-against-crime" whose preoccupation with his wife's alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.

This movie ends up being one of those movies that is just kind of there. Its basically a shout out to buddy cop movies from the 80s and 90s. All of the same cliches are there. They go more the comedy route instead of the action with laughs route. Unfortunately, there weren't enough laughs to keep me fully interested in where this was going. Don't get me wrong - some of the laughs were huge. But I just wasn't in to the movie as all because of how much it seemed to just be going through the motions right off the bat.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing (or paying) to check this out. You can wait until this one lands on cable. Its not bad by any means but its just really not worth your time or money.

The Crazies

David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) is sheriff of Ogden Marsh, a picture-perfect American town with happy, law-abiding citizens. But one night, one of them comes to a school baseball game with a loaded shotgun, ready to kill. Another man burns down his own house…after locking his wife and young son in a closet inside. Within days, the town has transformed into a sickening asylum; people who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives have now become depraved, blood-thirsty killers, hiding in the darkness with guns and knives. Sheriff Dutton tries to make sense of what's happening as the horrific, nonsensical violence escalates. Something is infecting the citizens of Ogden Marsh... with insanity. Now complete anarchy reigns as one by one the townsfolk succumb to an unknown toxin and turn sadistically violent. In an effort to keep the madness contained, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won't let anyone in or out – even those uninfected. The few still sane find themselves trapped: Sheriff Dutton; his pregnant wife, Judy (Radha Mitchell); Becca (Danielle Panabaker), an assistant at the medical center; and Russell (Joe Anderson), Dutton's deputy and right-hand man. Forced to band together, an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for survival as they do their best to get out of town alive.

I really enjoyed this movie. I always feel like that makes me some kind of a sicko with all the violence and the killings but I have always liked zombie type movies. Even though they aren't necessarily zombies in this movie and its a biological weapon that a government plane's crash landing caused the whole thing, it still has that same feel. The infection starts . . . . . it spreads and gets worse . . . . . few are left uninfected . . . . . . they run from infected people. The government also trying to contain (aka kill everyone) just adds a whole other exciting level to the whole thing. There was one problem that I had with the movie. The biological weapon took over people based on being ingested through the water supply. At one point, the main guy kills one of the "zombies" by stabbing her open palm with a knife that has already been stabbed through his open palm. I'm just shooting here but wouldn't that direct blood transfer be enough for him to have the disease. I figured that was eventually going to play out and never did which led to me of course ranting about the silliness of that.

Regardless, I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone in to horror movies or zombie movies. They aren't necessarily zombies but you enjoy the same ride anyway.

The Last Station

After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times...by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she's born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy's trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti)—whom she despises—may have secretly convinced her husband to sign a new will, leaving the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his very own family, she is consumed by righteous outrage. This is the last straw. Using every bit of cunning, every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, she fights fiercely for what she believes is rightfully hers. A tale of two romances, one beginning, one near its end, The Last Station is a story about the difficulty of living with love and the impossibility of living without it.

I gave this movie the 30 minute lithmus test the other day. The movie did not remotely catch my interest at all. I will probably not be bothering to watch the rest of it. This is one of those movies that you know is "well done" and they were smart enough to cast Helen Mirren in it for the buzz that would come. At this point, she is like Judi Dench and by simply appearing in a movie will basically get nominated for lots of awards. There just wasn't anything that really hooked me in the part that I watched and I could kind of guess where things would end up just from the fraction of the movie that I had watched.

Since I didn't see the whole movie, I don't really think its my place to recommend or not. Just know that I have given this my stamp of "well done" movie that wasn't interesting enough for me to finish.

Shutter Island

From Martin Scorcese, two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), who are summoned to a remote and barren island off the cost of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane.

I loved this movie. I am absolutely shocked at how much I loved this movie. For the record, I called the big surprise twist 6 months ago when I first saw the trailer. I won't say what it is becuase if you don't expect it or have guessed it already it is one hell of a twist. However, I figured that knowing what was going to come would completely desensitize me towards giving a crap about the movie. I was dead wrong. Scorcese's film style in this movie made me unable to look away. I was so into watching the story unfold even though I knew where it was going to take me. That's awesome filmmaking, people! And even though it wasn't a scary movie there are 1 to 2 times in this movie where even the strongest minded of people will jump out of their chairs. This movie is one of the biggest rarities in Hollywood. Its a "psychological thriller" that sucks you in psychologically and is actually thrilling to watch.

I very strongly recommend that people check this movie out. Its the best movie to come out this year as far as I'm concerned.

The Wolfman

Lawrence Talbot's childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself... one he never imagined existed.

The best thing you can do regarding this movie is keep your expectations as low as I did. It ends up being a decent watch by doing that. This movie got pushed back over and over and every time that a big release like this gets pushed around like that you should always have bottom of the barrel expectations. The four main actors all put forth decent performances. And the Wolfman attack scenes were a lot more violent and gory than I expected. However, you would think that they could do a better job on the makeup in today's day and age. I was definitely disappointed by how Del Toro looked once he was the Wolfman although the transformation effects were pretty good. Weird way to screw the pooch there.

I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this movie out. Again, its not bad. Its not great though either. Its a middle of the road movie that can be somewhat enjoyable as long as you don't have high expectations.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day follows the intertwining storylines of a group of Los Angelinos as they find their way through romance over the course of one Valentine's Day.

This is a somewhat watchable movie, but there is simply way too much going on. Too many characters. Too many stories. Too many pairings to tie up. And the movie is just waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. If this could have been a tighter 90 minutes movie, I probably would have enjoyed it much more. To be honest, looking at the poster to the left, at least half of those faces are completely uneccesary in the movie. Again - its not horrible. There were 2 or 3 really funny scenes and there were some storylines that panned out in a way that you really do enjoy. I just think that ultimately it took too long to get there and ends up desensitizing you and what not. The other thing that I have to say is that having a young "teenage" daughter who is dying to see this - the teen stars in this movie that the younger kids want to see are tied in to a storyline of whether or not to have sex so be warned about placating the youngsters by taking them to see this. Probably not a fun ride home. Really glad I saw this first before accidentally taking that plunge.

I would very lukewarmly recommend this movie to people. Its not a horrible watch by any means but not nearly as good as it could have been because of way too many ingredients.

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

It's the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters have walked out of the pages of high school student Percy Jackson's Greek mythology texts and into his life. And they're not happy: Zeus' lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more troubling is the sudden disappearance of Percy's mother. As Percy adapts to his newly discovered status as a demi-god (his father is Poseidon), he finds himself caught between the battling titans of Mt. Olympus. He and his friends embark on a cross-country adventure to catch the true lightning thief, save Percy's mom, and unravel a mystery more powerful than the gods themselves.

This was a fun watch. Is it a "great" movie or a well done movie? Not necessarily. Its a simple, fun watch. You can tell that it was the same director as the first Harry Potter movie because I felt the same way watching this as I did watching that. Another appropriate comparison would be Night At The Museum. Its the same kind of effects with historical (Greek mythology) references throughout the movie that actually make it educational at certain points. I had read the book and although they changed a lot of stuff, it was still lots of fun to watch. Are you getting my emphasis on its level of fun? Good. Just don't overanalyze it and enjoy it for what it is instead.

I would recommend this movie for people to check out. Its got good action, good character development, an easily followable story line even though its somewhat complicated material and kids and adults are sure to have fun watching it.

Dear John

Dear John tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation. Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.

I'm not really sure what to make of this movie. Its not as traumatic as most of the other Nicolas Sparks books turned in to movies. And I think thats pretty much because there was just too much going on with this story. For the first 3/4 of the movie its going one way and then all of a sudden takes a really strange turn that kind of throws away what they spent so much time building up for the first 1/4 of the movie. I really can't say too much more without giving it away. But I definitely think that they kind of dropped the date movie/romantic story ball as the movie progressed and decided to just pull as many "disease" heart strings instead. Its not that the movie was bad - it just kind of shot off in a completely different direction. and left me confused about liking it or not.

Like I said - can't really say whether to recommend it or not. Just be warned that the formula portion of what to expect from this movie based on the commercial ends up not being true.

From Paris With Love

A personal aide to the U.S. Ambassador in France, James Reese (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has an enviable life in Paris and a beautiful French girlfriend, but his real passion is his side job as a low-level operative for the CIA. All James wants is to become a bona fide agent and see some real action. So when he's offered his first senior-level assignment, he can't believe his good luck - until he meets his new partner, special agent Charlie Wax (John Travolta). A trigger-happy, wisecracking, loose cannon who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack, Wax leads James on a white-knuckle shooting spree through the Parisian underworld that has James praying for his desk job. But when James discovers he's a target of the same crime ring they're trying to bust, he realizes there's no turning back...and that Wax himself might be his only hope for making it through the next forty-eight hours alive.

This is one of those movies where its as if they someone were able to transfer testosterone to film and then shoot it up there on the screen. This is literally a shoot em up movie. They basically go to one place, shoot the crap out of it, go somewhere else, shoot the crap out of that place, go somehwere else . . . . . and you pretty much get the drift. John Travolta is funny as the bad ass and there is a little bit of a story line thrown in there for you to follow but its essentially 90 minutes of shooting stuff.

I would recommend this movie to action junkies. I am sure that you would love it. Its not quality across the board by any means but is 90 minutes of satisfactory action.

Frozen

A typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they've been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down. With the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death. Once they make their move, they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold. As they combat unexpected obstacles, they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die?

Is this one of the silliest inner thoughts during skiing being turned in to an absurd movie? Or course it is. Is the acting atrocious and the set up of the story lame as hell? Of course it is. I actually think that the writers sat around just coming up with things the audience might ask out loud as to why they couldn't do things while stuck in the chairlift and went out of their way to explain them prior to them getting stuck in said chairlift. All of this being said - there are some points of these movie where the tension is creepy as hell. Most of my favorite teenage memories are of going skiing with my father. I loved to ski. I was awesome at it. However, I was petrified of the ski lift. I would get the week in the knees feeling getting on and getting off and when it would stop because someone would have trouble getting on I would come as close to $hitting my pants as humanly possible. There were many a time where I would wonder what it would be like to be stuck up there so this movie made sense to that crazy fear I used to get while going on the ski lift.

I wouldn't really recommend anyone rushing to see this movie. It is cheesy as hell even if there are some really creepy parts.

Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges stars as the comic, semi-tragic, romantic, anti-hero Bad Blake in Crazy Heart. Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man's crazy heart.

This was a really great movie. I usually find biopic like movies like this to be a bore. I was shocked at how in to this movie I was. Jeff Bridges was amazingly believable in this role. Magge Gyllenhaal was equally great. My father has always been in to country music but I've stayed away from it for the most part. However, this movie has pretty much changed all of that. I can't wait to download the whole soundtrack. The way that this movie went in to how songs are written was great.

I absolutely recommend that everyone check out this movie. It is a phenomenal character drama and Jeff Bridges should definitely be taking home the academy award for Best Actor.

When In Rome

An ambitious young New Yorker (Kristen Bell), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a "foolish" fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors: a sausage magnate (Danny DeVito), a street magician (Jon Heder), an adoring painter (Will Arnett) and a self-admiring model (Dax Shepard). But when a charming reporter (Josh Duhamel) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing?

This is one of those movies where you literally saw the whole thing just by watching the trailer for it. I really don't remember too many things that I hadn't seen footage of prior to sitting in the theater. Its totally formula in every way. However, it is somewhat watchable due to the supporting cast. I happen to find Kristen Bell pretty annoying and there was nothing to change my mind regarding that in this movie. I did like the absurd cast of characters that fall in love with her. They made it just above tolerable enough to make it to the end of the movie.

I really wouldn't recommend that anyone rush out there to see this. Ultimately, it is just a big waste of time. However, if you feel the need that you must see it based on the commercials it is just above tolerable.

Edge Of Darkness

Edge of Darkness is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter's secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder – and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven's solitary search for answers about his daughter's death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

This movie was pretty bad ass. I really enjoyed it. It was a great ride and I really bought in. It also featured two of the most shock you out of your chair, violent and realistic killings I've ever seen on film. All I'm saying is that the thought of actually seeing up close someone shot at close range by a shot gun or suddenly hit by a car has got to look EXACTLY like it looked in this movie. Again - sudden, gruesome and freakishly real looking. I'm shocked that they didn't actually kill the actors for those shots. Anywho, you really buy Mel Gibson as the vengeful father and I think Ray Winstone is awesome in everything he does. You find yourself completely engaged in the conversations that him and Mel Gibson have together.

I very strongly recommend people checking this bad boy out. Be warned that parts of it are incredibly violent/graphic, but it is a great watch.

Extraordinary Measures

From his working class roots, John Crowley (Brendan Fraser) has finally begun to taste success in corporate America. Supported by his beautiful wife Aileen (Keri Russell) and their three children, John is on the fast track. But just as his career is taking off, Crowley walks away from it all when his two youngest children, Megan and Patrick, are diagnosed with a fatal disease. With Aileen by his side, harnessing all of his skill and determination, Crowley teams up with a brilliant, but unappreciated and unconventional scientist, Dr. Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford). Together they form a bio-tech company focused on developing a life-saving drug. One driven to prove himself and his theories, the other by a chance to save his children, this unlikely alliance eventually develops into mutual respect as they battle the medical and business establishments in a fight against the system – and time.

This movie is exactly what you expect it to be. It was advertised as a made for tv/Lifetime type movie and that's exactly what it was. That's not saying that its bad. Its a very watchable/enjoyable movie if you are in to the blatant heart string pulling type of stuff. Harrison Ford is great. Brendan Fraser is his usual overacting self. Even though its completely formula in every way, the story progresses quickly enough so that you don't feel that crazy boredom creeping in.

I would lukewarmly recommend people checking this movie out. Again - its a blatant heart string movie and if you like those kinds of movies I guarantee you will like this movie. If not, you probably shouldn't go anywhere near this one.

Tooth Fairy

Dwayne Johnson is The Tooth Fairy, also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" - bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes...doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position,he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

Yet another totally horrible family movie released in January. I don't think I have ever looked forward to February in my entire life as I do this year. Its just downright painful at this point. Anywho, the only reason that I was able to make it through to the end of this massive turd is because of The Rock. Sure, I could refer to him by his real name, but who are we kidding. He has always been and will always be The Rock. I find him incredibly entertaining and forced my way through this due to my liking of him. Outside of that it was totally formula in every way and just downright bad.

I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering to check this one out. Not even those of you with kids. Its not worth the pain, people!

Legion

In the supernatural action thriller "Legion," an out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in Mankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany).

Yet another awesome example of why to stay home when it is cold in January. The only good part of this movie was with the nasty old lady in the diner that is in all the commercials. Outside of that its just silly, over the top, wannabe prophetic crap. This movie was quite possibly the lamest character development I've ever seen in my life because no matter what there is no way that any of us are going to care about these people. You know damn well that they are going to die one by one so why bother getting too in to them. This was basically one of those movies where they tried to take themselves too seriously . . . . . and they clearly love shots of Paul Bettany firing two machine guns at once.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. It really is a total waste of time.

A Single Man

A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley (Julianne Moore), a 48 year old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George's, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit.

This is one of those textbook artsy movies that will probably be shown in film studies classes years from now. They could use it to show great character development, the use of symbolic flashbacks, how the musical score can effect a scene, the use of single camera shots and the importance of cinematography catching an "era" even if its mostly inside of houses. Unfortunately, I found it to be very boring. This is one of those movies that as a film fan I can see how very well done it was and how good the performances in it were, but I just wasn't in to it at all.

I would only recommend this movie for die hard film buffs and oscar recognition junkies. Outside of those people, there really isn't anyone that I would push to see this. Its couldn't be less of a mainstream movie if it tried.

The Book Of Eli

In the not-too-distant future, across the wasteland of what was once America, a lone warrior must fight to bring civilization the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption.


Um . . . . . . . uh . . . . . . I don't really know how I felt about this movie. It was really good at times and then at other times it was about as entertaining as watching paint dry. Denzel Washington was good and Gary Oldman was awesome . . . . as always. I just feel like the directors were too high on themselves and the movie too often. It had this kind of annoying holier than thou attitude and made it king of annoying for big portions. The Max Max element was there and there are numerous points where this movie is crazy violent. The religious belief debate between Denzel and Gary Oldman is great. It was the dreary bla bla bla talking parts that held this movie back from being really great. Its still watchable but not as much as one would have hoped.


I would lukewarmly recommend this movie to people. If nothing else, its the first movie that has come out this year that didn't make me want to stab myself in the eyes. Just be sure to keep your expectations pretty low.

The Spy Next Door

The Spy Next Door stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids.

Ugh. And now we have the incredibly craptastic family movie released in January to cross of our list. I used to love Jackie Chan. However, this movie is a definite sign that the man is done. And this might seriously be the most annoying collection of kids ever. I want to kick the crap out of them myself. This movie is just a blatant attempt at putting a family friendly movie out there to take advantage of parents wanting to find something to do with their kids since its cold and they are off from school for MLK day.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone bother checking this out. Not even those of you with kids. If you are totally desperate just take them to see Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 again.

Leap Year

When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna (Amy Adams) decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on February 29th, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin and get down on one knee herself.But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna stranded on the other side of Ireland, and she must enlist the help of handsome and surly Declan (Matthew Goode) to get her across the country. As Anna and Declan bicker across the Emerald Isle, they discover that the road to love can take you to very unexpected places.

They can't even get "chick flicks" right in January!!! As if this movie wasn't insultingly formula enough, I really don't think there was a single part of this movie that was not covered in the trailer. The trailer in fact was so much better than the movie becuase it was only 2-3 minutes long. The only person that made me laugh in this movie was Amy Adams friend in the beginning. However, that was probably more because she is "Dee" from Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, which if you aren't watching - you REALLY should be. Outside of that - there really wasn't anything redeeming about this movie. Not even the "chick flick" satisfaction feeling. Nothing.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone waste their time with this bad boy. Once again, you should probably just rent movies that you missed instead of going to theaters in the month of January.

Youth In Revolt

Starring Michael Cera and based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, Youth in Revolt is the story of Nick Twisp – a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like Sinatra and Fellini – who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free-spirited Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni’s encouragement, Nick abandons his dull, predictable life and develops a rebellious alter ego: Francois. With his ascot, his moustache and his cigarette, Francois will stop at nothing to be with Sheeni, and leads Nick Twisp on a path of destruction with unpredictable and uproarious consequences.

Yet another shining example of why NOT to go to the movies in January. This comedy isn't remotely funny. Michael Cera plays the same damn character again and has morphed in to being pretty damn annoying. If you see this, you basically just sit there for an hour and half asking yourself why are you watching it.

I wouldn't recommend that anyone wasting their time with this one. Its one of those movies that will just make you annoyed that you can never get those 2 hours back.