Drive - What exactly was this movie trying to accomplish? I have to say first of all being a dedicated Camaro owner I was disappointed in their choice of car to epitomize this movie. Second of all - where was all the driving? I think the entire movie consisted of silent stares/ awkward exchanges (approx. 114 minutes) and driving (approx. 6 minutes) I'm not sure existentialism and adrenaline fueled movies mesh very well. Being a fairly dedicated fan of Ryan Gosling and the enormous talent he shows the potential to express I was epically disappointed in this movie overall.
50/50 - In contrast to the movie above, this movie was one of the best I have seen in YEARS!! It was funny, touching, honest, and thoroughly entertaining. I honestly could not find anything to critique about this movie. Now a word to the conservative, there is some sexual talk and some language in it, but considering it's Seth Rogen and how entirely offensive he has the potential to be he was actually very mild in this movie and I think the rest of the posiitve aspects about it more than make up for his occassional inappropriate comment/discussion. Focus on the amazing journey that Adam (Played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) goes through and the up and coming talent that Anna Kendrick is displaying and you should be very impressed by this movie.
******SPOILER ALERT****The Vow - I can't pick on this movie very much because I love Rachel McAdams too much. I can ask however, why do they keep giving Channing Tatum acting roles? Newsflash - He can't act! (And no his appearance does not make up for that fact.) I was not even close to convinced at any point in time during this movie that he was crazy in love with his wife. I also think the whole premise of "The Vow" was destroyed when he actually gave up and proceeded with the divorce. Did that suck the romance out of the entire movie for anyone other than me?
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - So I got sucked into this one because I have a 12 year old daughter and my boyfriend has a 9 year old son. Guiltily I also have to admit I gave into the opportunity to stare at The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) for two hours as well. This movie is exactly what you would expect from a kids movie, cheesy, overdone on the special effects and incredibly brilliant (completely sarcastic of course) dialog such as: "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...The Mysterious Island." Immediately followed by the character standing completely within earshot of quoted comment saying "Where are we?" really?!?!?! Didn't they just tell you they were on the Mysterious Island??? Your kids will love it - most adults will suffer through it. Another actor that they really need to stop giving acting roles to....Josh Hutcherson....I was soooo excited for the Hunger Games until I found out he had a leading role in it.... :( Thank goodness for long time actor Luis Guzman for some entertaining comical relief. He can always use more recognition for his acting talent.
Moneyball and Contagion coming up!!
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