Nights In Rodanthe

Richard Gere and Diane Lane have great chemistry together. What a turn for them from the last movie they did together (Unfaithful) to this. What a tear jerker. I failed to commit myself to part of the movie because I knew how it would end, because once you've had true love, you know its fated for something to happen. The book that this is based on, the author always has heartache, so presumably, people do expect something from what might happen. It was passionate, romantic, life-changing and unexpected. I certainly don't think this is a date movie. Especially if the person you're on a date with doesn't make you feel like "anything can happen" and makes you "the best version of yourself."

Pathology

This was a strange movie. When I started it I was like "what the hell is pathology" and then I thought maybe I should have looked it up before I put it in. It reminded me of Flatliners and a little bit of that ambulance Scorcese film. Anyways it was some sick demented group of pathologists making a game of how people died and so forth. Milo (I don't know his last name, but I do know its too long to type out) moves to the city, meets this group and then gets sucked into this whirlwind situation of drugs, alcohol, sex and murder. Seeing someone with a little more values still being a bad guy just didn't sit well with me. The beginning scene before the titles (or was it the titles) was horrific for me. Anyways it had a creepy bizarre ending that reminded me of Awake. I just didn't quite like it enough because the antagonist never did the right thing.

Ghost Town

Watching the preview for this, I thought it was going to be mainly a comedy. I was mistaken, and I'm glad it was. It was heartfelt, touching, super hilarious to the point of tears in some scenes and yet it was philosophic, but not down your throat kind of way. As always, Ricky Gervais does subtle sarcasm, blunt honesty and crude behaviour well. It seems only the British can exemplify this humor and not be hated. Gervais didn't write the script or direct the film, but he still made the part his own. This film was a wonderful treat. Leoni and Kinear were great, as well as the other dentist. The perfect film for a Sunday afternoon.

88 Minutes

This was a nice psychological thriller. Some serial killings, action, explosions, guess work. It had it all. I was tired when I watched this so its likely that I may have guessed the killer sooner than later. I did like that the suspects were shown at the beginning, and not some ambiguous character they showed for a possible of 2 minutes. No wonder you can't guess who it is because you saw them as a minor character. Al Pacino is certainly getting old, he keeps playing the cliche role of an asshole which he has always played, minus being the good guy in this. I didn't like some of the actresses in this film like the teacher's aid and Lee Lee Sobieski, but then again I never cared for them in the past either. It was an all together not a bad film to watch.

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2

As a sequel it wasn't bad. The girls were older, more mature and growing apart. It was realistic as to what happens when everyone leaves home to go to school. Probably the only thing that annoyed me was that all the girls were extremely smart to get into ivy league schools and I guess their families were rich too. I would have liked more romance. Sadly, the kind of love they portray in this movie between Lena and Costas seems unrealistic. I don't know how possible it is to be a young student and have a relationship with someone half way around the world from you. Lots of crying, lots of laughing and lots of emotions. These girls and their bond with each other can make anything happen. If only life were really like that.

The Dark Knight

I waited awhile to see this because of all the Heath Ledger hype around it. I heard some mixed reviews solely based on Ledger's performance. To say the least, Ledger doesn't deserve an Oscar for this role. If and when Oscar season rolls around, and he is nominated I will be very upset. I don't see it. Ledger took Nicholson's performance, or very characteristic laugh, and made it his own while he the new Joker was edgier or realistic because that's what the new batman movies are supposed to be. I didn't care for this one nearly as much as the first one. There are so many reasons. There is too much going on with all the characters. The movie revolves around Rachel, Dent, that cop, Joker and Batman. I was a fan of the effects for Two Face. I liked that Gyllenhaal replaced Holmes. Bale looked like he hadn't recovered yet from his Vietnam movie. That was a good movie. The first Batman he was really bulked up, but in this film his face looked sallow. Needless to say, too much happened, it was way too long and the 2nd villian didn't need to take place. I was also annoyed with the philosophical entity to the Joker. Like the Joker had some unknowing wisdom that no one else knew, yet he was a crazy psycho who liked to kill people and destroy the good of the world. It could be referenced biblically I bet, or at least from a theological perspective. TOO MUCH WAS GOING ON and not enough BALE.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Sometimes I like Woody Allen films and sometimes I don't. I'd have to say Annie Hall is one of his best earlier films. In the last few years, he's really changed his style when it comes to movies. This movie and Matchpoint have a certain maturity to it, and it is possible that its because Allen doesn't act in either of them. Suffice to say, it removes his neurotic, narcissistic sex fiend self out of the film. Back to this... I just loved this. There were few people after the movie whom I overheard that didn't like it or didn't get it. One of the two or both. This movie has a true realism of personal human condition where even after new experiences in life, the person doesn't change their core being into who the viewer thinks they should become. It was witty, charming, shocking, cultured as always and the European flare really made the characters stand out on their own. This is a must see for anyone who loves Woody Allen. He justs gets better and better. The role of Cristina was obviously made for Scarlett Johansson. I wonder what it would be like to be the muse inspiring a very worldly famous director/writer.

Virgin Territory

What can I say about this very unique little movie?? Hayden Christensen's British accent is pretty bad at the beginning. I can't remember if it gets any better because he doesn't talk much. I didn't like the voice of the narrator. The clothing was just a bit too flowy for the time period and the girls kept lifting their dresses to high for the time period. I knew it was going to be bad, but I still enjoyed it anyway. I would NEVER recommend the movie to anyone though. Tim Roth is a very detestable character, but there is one scene where he is so wonderful. He's giving confession and he says "that's so mean" like repenting is worse than his sins. Which in this movie is not the case. The gay son from Brothers and Sisters was in it, and I highly enjoyed his fake accent that went from Russian to Italian at some point or it wavered. It was just a bad movie.

Married Life

This movie didn't meet my expectations. I was expecting better acting. Something was missing. The movie didn't -figure of speech- roll off the tongue. A good movie rolls off the tongue. Even a good movie has bad parts. Maybe I just didn't see any passion between any of the characters. The lack of chemistry made the whole thing feel like it was acting and not reality. I'm not sure what I think of it. There was a lack of emotional commitment in the film for me.

Death Race

I was reluctant to watch this one because it looked like it was a movie only made to make money and nothing more. I felt guilty when I started enjoying it. Statham is hot, and I wish that he would do more grittier roles like this one, instead of making a Crank 2 and Transporter 3. He's above those now, but with a Knight's Tale or something or other, that was a crap film. There are hot men, cars, action, murder, some badass women, gore and explosions. What else could you want from a movie that happens in prison??? Exactly. This is definitely a guy's film, and it was pretty damn good!