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Exit Through the Gift Shop
3/20/2011
This one showed up on my radar because several critics listed it as one of the best movies of 2010 and it did not disappoint. It highlights the progressive legitimization of street art by showing the transition several prominent outlaw street artists make as they move into the realm of legitimate gallery art sales.
Get Low
03/15/11
Jackass 3
03/12/11
Despicable Me
03/11/11
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
03/08/11
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
03/07/11
High Tension
03/02/11
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
03/02/11
TiMER
02/22/11
Humpday
02/21/11
Unthinkable
02/06/11
Easier with Practice
02/06/11
2/19/2011
In the spirit of full disclosure, I have to say I was entertained but this is one bad movie. It was loaded with talent but the material is just soo bad and soo over the top. A good sign of bad writing is when the movie starts off with a " ... previously on MacGyver" intro to "catch us up" as if this was the second episode of a TV series. I mean it was like this was the sequel to some other Jonah Hex movie we all somehow missed. Just plain lazy story telling. There was a lot of potential here with a decent franchise but they kind of blew it ... big time. Very similar setup to Clint Eastwood's The Outlaw Josey Wales except Clint is a master at story telling.
2/17/2011
This is a horrible, insidious, pathetic excuse of a movie. The people who made this movie should be drawn and quartered and have their body parts spread to the four corners of the earth. I rented this movie because Sarah Shahi was supposed to have a part in the story ... she didn't ... FAIL. It is a story not unlike When Harry Met Sally except the chemistry between these two characters feels totally forced.
2/16/2011
This was a hold over from my Christmas movie marathon. I'm a big fan of this holiday classic.
2/18/2011
In my quest to watch all things Katie Aselton, I thought I'd found pure gold when I stumbled upon this movie. I watched the preview to see if my bounty was true or fools gold. I was sold! Much like the premise of the better known comedy Hall Pass, a young couple comes to an agreement to take one night off from their marriage in hopes of rekindling the spark in their relationship. Much unlike the better known comedy Hall Pass, this is not a comedy at all but rather a horror movie. Their guilt and shame at what they've done destroys the bedrock of their relationship and we're left to pick up the pieces. Dax Shepard and director Katie Aselton are pleasant enough as the young couple but I watched the first half of this movie thinking that this doesn't look like a couple that is having intimacy problems. The second half of the movie I just thought Dax's character was a jackass. Katie, of course, was a princess. I found it to be very similar to Indecent Proposal in that it tells the story of a young couple that tempts fate in an attempt to save their relationship only to find they've set about destroying it instead.
The A-Team
2/15/2011
This talented cast fails to inhabit these characters with the same finesse that the original actors did in this overblown, big budget send-up of this 80's classic TV show. These brilliant actors fumble around with this material in a clumsy, inept style not deserving of this classic TV show. Mr. T is rolling over in his grave right now. What? He's not dead yet? Then why didn't they give him a cameo in the film? FAIL.
Easy A
2/11/2011
Entertaining but at the same time forgettable. I didn't relate to or identify with any of the characters in this movie. It had good intentions but ultimately was just a string of insincere clichés.
Devil
2/7/2011
This is the true story... of eight strangers... picked to live in a house...work together and have their lives taped... just kidding. In this thriller directed by M Night Shamalamadingdong 5 strangers are hand picked by the Devil to take an elevator ride to face their demons. Chris Messina gets a chance to shine as the wily detective that attempts to spoil the devil's fun only to find out he has a few demons of his own he must face. All in all, I was entertained.
1/29/2011
I watched this movie because there was so much buzz around how great of a movie it is. I mean it was good for a animated movie for kids but it would not have made my list of ten best movies of the year. Now Up (2009) that was a cartoon movie that deserved to be nominated for best movie. I don't mean it was bad it just wasn't a 5 star movie for me.
1/28/2011
Alec Guinness AKA "Obi-Wan" plays Major Jock Sinclair the acting commanding officer of a Scottish military regiment that returns to Scotland after World War II. As soon as they settle in Scotland he learns that he is replaced as commanding officer. A conflict ensues between Sinclair and the new commanding officer Lieutenant colonel Basil Barrow played by John Mills. Sinclair leverages the admiration and respect from the company to undermine and frustrate Basil leading to a final tragic end to the conflict.
I love Alec Guinness' Scottish accent in this one - pitch perfect. Also, I learned that officers in the Scottish military basically sat around drinking scotch, singing war songs and dancing so basically one big party.
Similar movies: From Here to Eternity (1953), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Malta Story (1953)
1/27/2011
I'm a big fan of the three principle actors (John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, and the incomparable Marisa Tomei) and am becoming a fan of the mumblecore directorial team of Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass. This is a dark, almost haunting dramedy. The premise is John C. Reilly's character, John, is still getting over a divorce and meets Marisa Tomei's character, Molly, at a party. They hit it off and, as the relationship blossoms, John finds out that Molly has a 21 year old son played by Jonah Hill that still lives with her. Jonah Hill's character feels threatened by this new man in his mom's life and reacts by attempting to break the relationship up with a series of passive-aggressive episodes. I call this a dramedy because it really is much more of a drama with some light moments. When I first heard the premise I thought this would be more of a Step-Brother's comedy played for laughs ... but it is not. There are moments when you think Jonah Hill is going to become unhinged. Any who, it certainly worth checking out.
Similar movies: The Freebie, Greenberg, Nights and Weekends, Solitary Man, Sideways
1/21/11
Mission Impossible + Romantic Comedy = Knight and Day. It was enjoyable to see Tom Cruise having fun with his action hero persona. Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise had good chemistry as well.
1/20/11
Perfect tone for a summer 4th of July comedy. Also the perfect escape movie from a long hard day of work. I laughed a forgot all about my problems for 2 hours. Well done Adam.
01/17/11
A delightful story about a group of successful people (a pianist, an actress and a millionaire) who are unhappy with their success told through the eyes of a woman, played brilliantly by an effervescent Cécile De France, happy with having nothing at all.
Similar movies: Love Actually (2003), The Notebook (2004), L'auberge espagnole (2002),Amélie (2001)
01/14/11
Guillermo del Toro's clever take on vampirism mixed with his obsession with catholicism.
01/08/11
Bizarre, bizarre, bizarre but I couldn't stop watching it. One of the biggest themes I got from the movie is that life would be boring if we lived forever and that somehow death is what makes life worth living.
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