Letters To Juliet

When a young American (Amanda Seyfried) travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love. After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author (Vanessa Redgrave) to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined.


This movie is completely formula and fluffy in every way. There isn't a single part of it that you don't see coming. However, I ended up enjoying it a lot. Its one of the better "chick" flicks to come along in a long time. Yes, the fiance is beyond annoying and you can't wait for him to get off the screen. And the prospective boyfriend is not too much less annoying. However, the voyage of trying to help the elderly woman was enjoyable. The best part of this "chick" flick is that NOBODY dies. I'm sorry if that ruins the movie for you, but I was so relieved that it didn't follow the newly enforced Nicolas Sparks template and kill anyone off. Its about damn time!


I would recommend people checking this out. Its a great date movie and is much less painful than the recent rash of "chick" flicks that have flooded the zone.

Just Wright

Just Wright revolves around a sports trainer (Latifah) who finds herself falling in love with a professional basketball player (Common) while rehabilitating him from a career threatening injury. Things are further complicated because her closest friend (Patton) is also pursuing him.


This movie should have been called Just There because . . . . . its just there. There is nothing memorable or remotely interesting about anything in the movie. You know every single step of the movie playing out just from watching the commercial. The chemistry is simply not there and the characters have no hook whatsoever. NBA players as actors? Really? Is that what we've been missing in movies?


I wouldn't recommend anyone bothering to check this out. It really is a massive waste of time and it is "just there".

Killers

Trying to recover from a sudden break-up, Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl) believes she'll never fall in love again. But when she reluctantly joins her parents on a trip to the French Riviera, Jen happens to meet the man of her dreams, Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kutcher). Three years later, her seemingly impossible wish has come true: she and Spencer are newlyweds living the ideal suburban life – that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday when bullets start flying. Literally. It turns out Spencer never bothered to tell Jen he's also an international super-spy, and now Jen's perfect world has been turned upside down. Faced with the fact that her husband is a hit man, Jen is determined to discover what other secrets Spencer might be keeping – all the while trying to dodge bullets, keep up neighborly appearances, manage the in-laws... and work out some major trust issues. And you thought suburban life was easy.

Horrible. Completely horrible. Ashton Kutcher did nothing but solidify the fact that he is a horrible excuse for an actor. Katherine Heigl also did nothing except play the same character that she plays in every movie . . . . . horribly. This was just downright painful.

No, I wouldn't suggest that anyone see this movie . . . . ever. Seriously. It would be just cruel to your eyes, ears and brain.

MacGruber

In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job.Assembling an elite team of experts--Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)--MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.

Oh my God! This was horrendous. I couldn't even make it 20 minutes in to the movie. I haven't watched SNL in years so I don't know if having seen MacGruber skits would have made this any better but I have not the slightest clue how that would be possible in any world.

I wouldn't recommend anyone watching this . . . . . ever. Even after only 19 minutes - I can guarantee that this will be on the worst movies of the year list.

Solitary Man

Solitary Man tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business. When the film opens, Ben's on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again. He's divorced from Nancy, his college sweetheart and the one person who knows him better than anyone. Although he still finds the time to hang out with his daughter Susan and his adoring grandson, she breaks off contact when she discovers he's seeing one of her friends. His girlfriend Jordan is the daughter of a very influential businessman who's on the board of a major auto manufacturer. If Ben can just keep his hubris in check for a little while longer, he will be back as big as ever. But circumstances place him in very close proximity with the one girl he shouldn't touch, throwing everything into jeopardy.

This was your textbook character drama. You meet Michael Douglas's character at a pivotal time of his life, you travel with him on his life's journey for a while, you grow to care about where he's going to go, etc. I wouldn't say this was a great movie. I also wouldn't say that it was bad. It was good enough to keep me watching to the end.

I'd lukewarmly recommend people checking this out. I really don't see why you would have to set time aside to watch it but if you have nothing better to do its not the worst thing you could check out.

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.