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.

Marmaduke

Marmaduke, the world's most lovable Great Dane, leaps from comic strip fame to big screen stardom. In this family comedy, the "Duke" is living large in Orange County, California. But fitting in with his new four-legged friends – and a potential romantic interest -- isn't always easy for a super-sized teenage dog.


This movie is exactly what you expect. Its a decent family/kids movie with some laughs, some cuteness, short running time, and talking animals. Its not completely painful to watch, but its not something that I would push for people over the age of 10 or 11 to see either. It basically plays out a lot like the first Garfield movie a couple of years back.


I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for something to take kids to. Outside of that - I have no idea why you would be entertaining the thought of seeing this.

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.

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.

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 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.

Furry Vengeance

Furry Vengeance is a live action family comedy in which an ambitious young real estate developer, Dan Sanders, faces off with a band of angry animals when his new housing subdivision pushes too far into a pristine part of the wilderness. Led by an incredibly clever raccoon, the animals stymie the development and teach our hero about the environmental consequences of man's encroachment on nature.


Wow! Let me just say that I went in to this movie with the absolute bottom of the barrel expectations. It managed to actually be even worse. I only made it 45 minutes in to the movie (15 of which I was sleeping), but this is just plain brutal. I actually found myself furious at how many millions of dollars were put in to making this absolutely horrid piece of cow dung. What the f#ck!!!???!!!


I wouldn't recommend anyone watching this. Ever! Just stay clear, people!

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.

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.

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.

Letters To God

Tyler Doherty (Tanner Maguire) is an extraordinary eight-year-old boy. Surrounded by a loving family and community, and armed with the courage of his faith, he faces his daily battle against cancer with bravery and grace. To Tyler, God is a friend, a teacher and the ultimate pen pal—Tyler's prayers take the form of letters, which he composes and mails on a daily basis. The letters find their way into the hands of Brady McDaniels (Jeffrey S.S. Johnson), a beleaguered postman standing at a crossroads in his life. At first, he is confused and conflicted over what to do with the letters. But the decision he ultimately makes becomes a testament to the quiet power of one boy's shining spirit and unshakeable faith.

Holy heart strings, Batman! This one was brutal. They play your heart like a fiddle and strike a spiritual note in the most non-spiritual people. This is as if Oprah and Extreme Home Makeover got together and made a movie. Even with the blatantness of it all - I still enjoyed this movie tremendously. I cared about the characters and felt for them across the board.

I would definitely recommend people checking this out . . . . . . since its on video. You can then cry in the privacy of your own home.

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.

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.

The Ghost Writer

When a successful British ghostwriter, The Ghost, agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start—not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide, died in an unfortunate accident. The Ghost flies out to work on the project, in the middle of winter, to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard. But the day after he arrives, a former British cabinet minister accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal seizure of suspected terrorists and handing them over for torture by the CIA—a war crime. The controversy brings reporters and protesters swarming to the island mansion where Lang is staying with his wife, Ruth, and his personal assistant (and mistress), Amelia. As The Ghost works, he begins to uncover clues suggesting his predecessor may have stumbled on a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA—and that somehow this information is hidden in the manuscript he left behind. Was Lang in the service of the American intelligence agency while he was prime minister? And was The Ghost's predecessor murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered?



This movie is just kind of there. There is no hook that makes you that interested in what is going on. There is no connection with any of the characters. Its watchable as things play out but you find yourself pretty bored. I admit that I only finished "watching" it because WW wanted to but she didn't even really enjoy the movie either.



I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering with this movie. Just wait until it shows up on cable and you are too lazy to get out of bed one morning while its on.