Category: Movie Reviews

  • “What’s Your Number?” Movie Review

    “What’s Your Number?” Movie Review

    Ana Faris (as Ally Darling) wakes up with a new guy next to her in bed.  They get up, she goes to work, and is promptly laid off.  Arrrghhh… Riding home she reads an article telling her that the average number of lovers for women, before they find “the one”, is about 10, and that…

  • “One For The Money” Movie Review

    “One For The Money” Movie Review

    (Just like the book, see my review) ________ _______ I pretty much know why this is getting kinda bad reviews.  It is ALMOST EXACTLY like the book.  In a book, the beginning is slow as you get to know the characters, then the speed picks up a little toward the middle, and finally it hits…

  • “The Hobbit” Trailer

    OK, this comes out in December!  Ya think I’m excited???  🙂 My prrreeessscciiousssssss… – – Drive Safe!  Never Forget.

  • “Midnight in Paris” Movie Review

    “Midnight in Paris” Movie Review

    (Magical) After multiple viewings  (WOW!!!!  I LOVE this movie!!!!) – – Owen Wilson (as Gil) is a wannabe novelist making a great living as a “hack” Hollywood script writer.  He and his fiancee, Rachel McAdams as Inez, are visiting Paris with her parents. Gil wants to live in Paris when they get married, Inez wants to…

  • “Haywire” Movie Review

    “Haywire” Movie Review

    Gina Carano (as Mallory) is a private contractor special agent.  She goes where ever there is a need for someone with her special skills. A journalist is being held hostage in Barcelona, Spain.  Mallory and team (including Channing Tatum, as Aaron) rescue the journalist and turn him over to those who wanted him freed.  Job…

  • “Contraband” Movie Review

    (TENSE Action !!!) – – Former smuggler Chris Farraday (played by Mark Wahlberg) is forced back into action because of the stupidity of his brother-in-law Andy (played by Caleb Landry Jones). Farraday’s wife, Kate (played by a blonde Kate Beckinsale, I did not recognize her) and kids are threatened by small time hoodlum Tim Briggs (played by…

  • “War Horse” Movie Review

    “War Horse” Movie Review

    (epic (Gone with the Wind) feel, intense, but predictable) – – Despite what you see in the trailer and the title, “War Horse” this is not really a “war” movie.  Although World War I plays a large part, this is really a story of a horse, a boy, and the love they have for each…

  • “The Help” Movie Review

    “The Help” Movie Review

    (Chau gave it a 5!) (We gave it 4.5) – – Emma Stone (as Skeeter Phelan) just graduated from college and landed her first writing job.  She had a very nice rejection letter from Harper Row that helped her get this job stating that when she gains more experience, to apply again. Skeeter was raised…

  • Movie Review: “We Bought a Zoo”

    Movie Review: “We Bought a Zoo”

    – Matt Damon (as Benjamin Mee) has lost his wife and is seeking a better life for his two kids and himself.  After his son is expelled from school, Damon finally gets serious and looks to relocate. What he finds is an unusual situation. An old house, with lots of property, 9 miles from the…