Latest Movie Reviews

• THE BEST OF 2009

  Enjoy a short montage edited by Mike, paying tribute to the best films 2009 had to offer.  

• WHEN IN ROME

  FHoly cow this is bad. BAD. One of the worst romantic comedies I have seen in a long time! You can forget about all the plot clichés and conveniences, the silly performances and the feeling of forced emotion? when upon exiting a theater and hearing the people around you say, thank god thats over,...

• EDGE OF DARKNESS

  C+Almost. This movie was ALMOST worth your money. Mel Gibson gives a surprisingly solid performance here, but his script doesn?t allow this to be more than a forgettable film. Its an action movie, without action. Its gripping, sure, at times, but in the end, it ends up being nothing more than a...

• TOOTH FAIRY

  C- Ya know, this was NOT as bad as I thought it was going to be. It has a good message and delightful cameos from Billy Crystal and Julie Andrews? However, the creativity and joy of the story falls by the way side too early, and truly is unable to recover. It is unoriginal and is filled with cringe...

• THE BOOK OF ELI

  C-Who is up for some yummy religious propaganda masquerading as a post-apocalyptic action drama science fiction movie? THE BOOK OF ELI, while stylish, and carries a neat reveal at the end of the film, does not have the guns to make this worth your time, let alone money. Yet, guns are somewhat...

• SHERLOCK HOLMES

  BYou will forgive Guy Ritchie here for turning Sherlock Holmes from a brainy thinker into a Pirates of the Caribbean type action hero. The story here becomes completely forgettable as the movie drags on, yet, you don?t want it to end because you are completely enthralled in watching Robert Downy...

• NINE

  C+On the surface this one appears to have all the ingredients to make a classic, and classically wonderful musical. Unfortunately its all window dressing. Sure NINE is technically savvy, it looks beautiful and is performed with talent and grace? but there is just too much missing underneath to...

• AVATAR

  A+ WOW. YES, it really is THAT good! Cameron re-invents a whole new way of looking at motion pictures here with brand new 3-D technology that needs to be seen to be believed! The true definition of epic, by the time its 2 ½ hours plus are over, you will find yourself wanting more. The story is like...

• UP IN THE AIR

  AAn almost perfect movie. Topical as can be? this film about life and love and the loss of employment rings true in almost every moment of the runtime. While George Clooney more-or-less plays himself, he does it brilliantly, surrounded by Oscar worthy performances from Anna Kendrick and Very...

• INVICTUS

  B-Is this a movie about sports? or a movie about Nelson Mandela? Clint Eastwood could not decide. That being the biggest pitfall of INVICTUS, the performances and the rugby action bring the movie home. Morgan Freeman is phenomenal here, owning every second he?s on screen. The problem is, a lot of...

• EVERYBODY'S FINE

  DWow? A movie without a point what-so-ever. Seriously, it?s a road trip movie, but there?s no destination, or purpose for that matter. It isn?t a Christmas movie, seeing is how there?s only 2 minutes of Christmas at the very end of the film? It?s not for families at all.. it?s not very funny?...

• BROTHERS

  CWhile the three leads here do a fine job performing a tough movie? the movie doesn?t do a fine job supporting them. WAR-IS-HELL? we get it. Give us something with more emotional depth than that which we have heard for decades and decades in cinema. The message gets beat over our heads so much,...

• THE ROAD

  ADoes it mean anything, that at the end of this film, I was crying like a schoolgirl? This is easily one of the best films of the year, if not the most powerful! Sure, it?s dark and depressing, but the gut-wrenching things that occur in the movie, make the ending WORTH the journey you take. I don?...

• TWILIGHT: NEW MOON

  C-Flimsy filmmaking at best. Sure, if I were a 15 year old girl, I?d be in love with this stuff? but thankfully I?m not! While better and deeper than the first one (which is not saying much) New Moon seems to be an exercise in how to make a big budget film, look like a small budget film. The...

• 2012

  C+ One cliché after another isn?t a great way to reel in an audience. One spectacular action sequence after another is. This movie is ALL guilty pleasure and very little substance; it?s a disaster thrill ride unlike anything you?ve seen before. JUST REMEMBER to check your brain at the door, and you...

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